Slain Ohio soldier to get honor

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — The Army is presenting the Silver Star to the family of a Fort Campbell, Ky., soldier from Ohio who saved the lives of three servicemen before being fatally wounded in a battle with insurgents in Afghanistan.

The posthumous award for Army Spec. Jesse Snow of Fairborn will be presented Friday at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton. It’s the nation’s third-highest honor for valor in the face of the enemy.

The museum says Snow is being recognized for “courageous and selfless actions in saving the lives of three fellow brothers in arms and solely denying the enemy the ability to capture any American soldiers.”

The 25-year-old Snow was among five Fort Campbell soldiers killed in the Nov. 14, 2010, battle.