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Pentagon leaders award 2 Purple Hearts to Old Dominion cadets who took down ISIS supporter
- ODU ROTC cadets were awarded eight Meritorious Service Medals and two Purple Hearts for their actions during the March 12 shooting.
- The cadets subdued the attacker after he opened fire in a university classroom, preventing further casualties.
- Jalloh, later identified as the attacker, was a Sierra Leone naturalized citizen and former National Guardsman.
- Jalloh had pleaded guilty in 2016 to aiding ISIS and was released from federal custody in December 2024 before the attack.
- The FBI characterized the shooting as an act of terrorism during the university attack.
- Shah, the professor killed, was a military science instructor at Old Dominion University.
- The incident prompted national discussions on campus safety and the response to ISIS-linked threats.
- ODU's ROTC cadets acted without firearms to stop the attacker, authorities noted.
- Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll personally honored the cadets in a private ceremony.
- The attack resulted in at least one death and multiple injuries among students and faculty.
- The FBI provided updates as investigators reviewed the incident and the shooter’s background.
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