Navy Federal Credit Union

Awards Received

  • Soldier’s Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Specialist

    Division:

    World Trade Center

    Action Date:

    September 11, 2001

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 2, 1926, takes pleasure in presenting the Soldier’s Medal to Specialist Craig J. Tenzer, New York Army National Guard, for heroism above and beyond the call of duty on 11 September 2011, while serving as an Emergency Medical Technician during the World Trade Center tragedy. Specialist Tenzer, without regard to his own life, performed selfless service in the saving of human lives and securing personnel to immediate safety while also being tremendously injured in the process of such acts of heroism and bravery. This act of selfless heroism and bravery brings great credit upon himself, the New York Army National Guard, the United States Armed Forces, and the United States of America.