Staff Sgt. Travis Atkins – Hero
Sgt. Travis Atkins, posthumous Distinguished Service Cross
Brig. Gen. Michael Harrison, director of the Joint and Futures Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, presented the Distinguished Service Cross to the Family of Staff Sgt. Travis Atkins for his heroism in combat during the 2nd Brigade Combat Team’s 15-month deployment in Iraq.
Receiving the award were his father and mother, Jack and Elaine Atkins, and his 12-year-old son, Trevor.
The Distinguished Service Cross is the second-highest military award of heroism. It is awarded to a person who, while serving in any capacity with the Army, distinguished himself or herself by extraordinary heroism.
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