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Technical Sergeant John Chapman – Air Foce Cross
The President of the United States takes pride in presenting the Air Force Cross (Posthumously) to John Chapman, Technical Sergeant, U.S. Air Force, for extraordinary heroism in military operation against an armed enemy of the United States as a 24th Special Tactics Squadron, Combat Controller in the vicinity of Gardez, in the eastern highlands of Afghanistan, on 4 March 2002. On this date, during his … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Heroes, Military, Terrorist Death Watch, War on Terror, WOT Heroes
Staff Sgt. Zachary J. Rhyner
Air Force Cross, Purple Heart An Air Force Special Operations Command Air Commando saved lives in Afghanistan April 6 during a lengthy battle by calling in air strikes to protect his team. Staff Sgt. Zachary J. Rhyner, a special tactics combat controller assigned to the 21st Special Tactics Squadron at Pope Air Force Base, N.C., was deployed to Operation Enduring Freedom as the primary joint terminal attack controller while attached to a special forces team. Then a Senior … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Heroes, Military, Terrorist Death Watch, War on Terror, WOT Heroes
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