A Nigerian US soldier, Sergeant First Class, Ifeanyi Rapu, has been awarded after completing a 3-year tour with his fellow soldiers in New York.

He was honoured with the Meritorious Service Medal (MSM), a military award presented to members of the United States Armed Forces who distinguished themselves by outstanding meritorious achievement or service to the United States.


According to the US soldier, the just concluded assignment remains in the top 1% of his best military tours over the past 14 years of his life.