Biography
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SSgt
Butts was born in 1969 in In
August 2002, SSgt Butts reported to B (-) Company 4th AABN, NAS JAX, FL as
his home unit and was assigned to 2nd Platoon as a driver.
During this time SSgt Butts was promoted to Lcpl.
In
January 2003, SSgt Butts was mobilized and deployed to In
July 2003, SSgt Butts reported back to Bravo Company in In
September 2004, SSgt Butts was volunteered to go on UNITAS 45-04
transferred to II MEF at Camp Lejeune for duty.
SSgt Butts served as the UNITAS 45-04 company
Guide and was also an AAV crew chief with operations in the Dominican
Republic, Panama, Peru and Mexico. While
assigned UNITAS 45-04, SSgt Butts was promoted to CPL.
SSgt
Butts was meritoriously promoted to SGT on August 2, 2005.
In
December 2005, SSgt Butts was mobilized along with B (-) 4th
AABN and assigned as the MAP Commander for DSU-2. SSgt Butts conducted
combat operations in the Haditha Dam area, Al Asad, Baghdadi and Ar Ramadi,
In
February 2007, SSgt Butts transferred to 3rd Plt Alpha Company
4th AABN in Gulfport, MS. SSgt Butts also during this time was
assigned the billet of PltSgt. In
December 2007 SSgt Butts was mobilized with Alpha Company to deploy to In
November 2008 SSgt Butts was transferred to I & I Gulfport Staff while
being treated for injuries received in Iraq. SSgt Butts was assigned the
billets of NBC SNCO, ISMT (Indoor Simulated Marksmanship Trainer)
instructor and DVTE (Deployable Virtual Training Environment) trainer
Instructor. In July 2010 SSgt Butts was transferred to the IRR (Individual Ready Reserve) and is currently attending Florida A & M University in Tallahassee, FL.
SSgt
Butts personal awards include: Navy Achievement Medal , PRESIDENTIAL
UNIT CITATION-NAVY, Meritorious
Unit Commendation, Good Conduct Medal (Second Award), National
Defense Service Medal , Sea Service Deployment, Overseas Service Ribbon
(w/two bronze stars), Combat Action Ribbon , Iraqi Campaign Medal w/one
bronze star, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on
Terrorism Service Medal, ARMED FORCES RESERVE MEDAL, CERTIFICATE OF COMMENDATION (INDIVIDUAL
AWARD), CERTIFICATE OF COMMENDATION (UNIT AWARD), CERTIFICATE OF
APPRECIATION and 3 Letter’s OF APPRECIATION.
SSgt Butts’s goals are to will continue to serve the
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