Loadmaster Master Sgt. Daniel Wassom died April 27, 2014, when a devastating tornado hit his home in Vilonia, Arkansas.
Wassom and his wife both covered their 5- and 7-year-old daughters with their bodies when the tornado hit.
Wassom was killed when his house was destroyed, but his daughters and wife survived.
He is one of 24 airmen honored for heroism in the Air Force's latest Portraits in Courage volume.
Air Force Times told Wassom's story in May.
Stephen Losey is the air warfare reporter for Defense News. He previously covered leadership and personnel issues at Air Force Times, and the Pentagon, special operations and air warfare at Military.com. He has traveled to the Middle East to cover U.S. Air Force operations.
