US soldier who rescued drowning woman from fast-moving Danube River up for award

GRAFENWOEHR, Germany — A U.S. soldier who braved frigid Danube River waters to rescue a woman in danger of drowning has been nominated by his command for the Army’s highest award for noncombat heroism.

Sgt. Daniel Beltran, 31, a bridge crew chief with Grafenwoehr’s 809th Multi-Role Bridge Company, earned the Soldier’s Medal nomination last month with his rescue in Ingolstadt, about 70 miles south of Tower Barracks, company commander Capt. Michael MacGovern said Friday.