Norsia received numerous
awards during his active duty period to include, the combat patch,
meritorious service medal, armed forces expeditionary medal, joint
service commendation medal, army commendation medal w/3rd OLC, army
achievement medal w/4th OLC, antarcticia service medal, good conduct
medal w/5th OLC, NCO professional development ribbon/w num 3, national
defense service medal, mutinational force and observers medal,
meritorious unit commendation, overseas ribbon w/num 2, united nations
medal, air assault badge, and the blue infantryman shoulder cord.
After leaving the
military, Norsia was selected and earned an appointment to the
Presidential Management Intern Program where he spent two years as an
intern and went on to be hired as a management support specialist for
the Social Security Administration. However after the war in Afghanistan
and later in Iraq began, Norsia
was deeply moved knowing first hand what many of the men and women
of our armed forces may have to experience while being deployed.
It was then that he decided to combine his musical talent with his military
experience to write, perform and record on his own, patriotic songs in a way that real
soldiers, their families and others could understand and appreciate.
Over the past 24 months,
he has traveled nearly 50,000 miles at his own expense performing and
entertaining hundreds of our military soldiers and families across the US
and overseas at no cost to them. Norsia's sole support for his expenses
come from on-site and internet sales of his CD.
One of his songs titled
"Say a Prayer for the Soldiers" was even selected last year as one of
the top patriotic songs by the Soldier Radio and TV Network. It is Norsia's desire to continue traveling and sharing his patriotic songs in
hope of helping people throughout the US to understand the importance of
coming together and showing continual support for the soldiers and their families.
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