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Senior Master Sgt. Christopher “Doug” Widener embraces his daughter after receiving a Distinguished Flying Cross with Valor during a ceremony at the Talkeetna Theater on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Nov. 3. In November 2010, Widener conducted more than 20 missions in 5 days in Afghanistan that ultimately saved 19 lives while under enemy fire. Photo by Lt. Bernie Kale, Alaska National Guard Public Affairs Office


Alaska National Guardsmen receive Distinguished Flying Cross with Valor

Senior Master Sgt. Christopher “Doug” Widener embraces his daughter after receiving a Distinguished Flying Cross with Valor during a ceremony at the Talkeetna Theater on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Nov. 3. In November 2010, Widener conducted more than 20 missions in 5 days in Afghanistan that ultimately saved 19 lives while under enemy fire. Photo by Lt. Bernie Kale, Alaska National Guard Public Affairs Office

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Pararescuemen with the Alaska Air National Guard's 212th Rescue Squadron stand in formation during a Silver Star Medal award ceremony on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, July 11. A fellow 212th pararescueman, Master Sgt. Roger Sparks, was awarded the Silver Star, the nation’s third-highest award for valor, for his role in a firefight with insurgents during Operation Bulldog Bite in Afghanistan’s Watapur Valley on Nov. 14, 2010. His actions during the combat operation resulted in four American lives being saved and four casualties being returned to their families with honor and dignity. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Edward Eagerton/released)
Master Sgt. Roger Sparks (right), and Maj. Joseph Conroy, both with the 212th Rescue Squadron, Alaska Air National Guard, hold an award citation during a ceremony on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, July 11. Sparks was awarded the Silver Star, the nation’s third-highest award for valor, for his role in a firefight with insurgents during Operation Bulldog Bite in Afghanistan’s Watapur Valley on Nov. 14, 2010. His actions during the combat operation resulted in four American lives being saved and four casualties being returned to their families with honor and dignity. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Edward Eagerton/released)