FORT STEWART, Ga. ( WTOC /Gray News) - Six soldiers were honored on Thursday for subduing the Army sergeant who opened fire at Fort Stewart.

The Secretary of the Army, Hon. Dan Driscoll, awarded First Sgt. Joshua Arnold, Master Sgt. Justin Thomas, Staff Sgt. Melissa Taylor, Staff Sgt. Robert Pacheco, Sgt. Aaron Turner and Sgt. Eve Rodarte with medals.

The six soldiers subdued the suspected shooter, identified as logistics Sgt. Quornelius Radford, 28, after he opened fire at his workplace on Wednesday. Radford is accused of using a personal handgun, not a military-issued weapon.

One of the six soldiers honored tackled the shooter. Another jumped on top of him as the other soldiers tended to the soldiers who were shot.

Five soldiers were shot and taken to the hospital. All of the victi

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