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Alaska National Guard honors Alaska Natives who rescued Navy crew
The members of the First Scouts unit of the Alaska National Guard rescued the crew of a Navy plane shot down over the Bering Strait in 1955.
Heroism: Pararescuemen receive Bronze Star for fierce Afghanistan battles
The pararescuemen put their own lives on the line time and again to save their Afghan partners during the 2019 battles.
Combat controller’s valor award to be upgraded to Silver Star
Master Sgt. John Grimesey will also receive a Bronze Star with Valor device for his actions during a separate battle in Afghanistan in 2017.
Spooky gunship crew honored for heroism during ferocious Afghanistan battle
“The most lethal part of any gunship ... is the crew," AFSOC commander Lt. Gen. Jim Slife said.
Rescue swimmer awarded Distinguished Flying Cross for swimming through hell to rescue 59 others
He swam at night through 80 knot winds, ripped through a roof without the aid of a chainsaw and was repeatedly hoisted more than 100 feet into the air while battling turbulence and dangerous power lines around him as he aided in the rescue of 59 others in Houston, Texas, as Hurricane Harvey battered the area in August 2017.
By Shawn Snow