Hector Berdecia
Wednesday, October 28, 2015
Hector Berdecia of Brooklyn, NY served in the United States Army for over 23 years and he has also served as an lieutenant in the NYPD. Sergeant 1st Class Berdecia was responsible for single handedly capturing an Iraqi Border Guard General who was running an Al-Queda training camp in Iraq. He has received an Army Commendation Medal with Valor for his combat service as well as a combat action badge. Sergeant Berdecia’s story has been featured in a Pulitzer prize winning book Enemies Within.
