Missing Soldier's Family Receives His Distinguished Service Cross [Image 1 of 2]

FAYETTEVILLE, UNITED STATES

04.22.2009

Photo by Benjamin Abel 

Office of the Secretary of Defense Public Affairs           

Karen Kelly, daughter of Army Maj. Jack Stewart, a Special Forces Soldier missing in action from the Vietnam War, wears a scarf worn by members of the Stewart family during an awards ceremony in Fayetteville, N.C., April 22. Stewart was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for exceptional gallantry while leading a mobile strike force company of U.S. and South Vietnamese soldiers near the Cambodian border on March 24, 1967. Stewart was last seen providing cover fire allowing his unit to evacuate in the face of an overwhelming North Vietnamese force.

• Date Taken: 04.22.2009
• Date Posted: 04.27.2009 16:47
• Photo ID: 168185
• Resolution: 1600x2400
• Size: 1.78 MB
• Location: FAYETTEVILLE, US