Pilots' valor honored for thwarting ambush [Image 2 of 2]

TAJI, IRAQ

11.07.2007

Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Rick Emert 

1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division Public Affairs

Lt. Gen. Raymond Odierno, commanding general of Multi-National Corps-Iraq, left, presents the Distinguished Flying Cross to Onawa, Iowa, native Chief Warrant Officer Elliott Ham, second from right, as Portage, Ind., native Chief Warrant Officer Steven Kilgore, right, waits in a ceremony, Oct. 28, at Camp Taji, Iraq. Four Apache pilots from 1st "Attack" Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, earned Distinguished Flying Crosses for their actions against five gun trucks with heavy machine guns, on May 31. The Distinguished Flying Cross is the U.S. military's highest aviation-specific award.

• Date Taken: 11.07.2007
• Date Posted: 11.07.2007 08:30
• Photo ID: 64263
• Resolution: 1050x698
• Size: 733.57 KB
• Location: TAJI, IQ