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

FAYETTEVILLE, UNITED STATES

04.22.2009

Photo by Benjamin Abel 

Office of the Secretary of Defense Public Affairs           

Kermit Stewart, cousin of Army Maj. Jack Stewart, speaks at an April 22 award ceremony for the Special Forces Soldier missing in action after 42 years. 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 16:48
• Photo ID: 168186
• Resolution: 2400x1600
• Size: 3.18 MB
• Location: FAYETTEVILLE, US