Capt. Patrick Baker (right), a Fayetteville, Ga., native and an AH-64D Apache helicopter pilot and commander of Company D, 1st "Attack" Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, talks about his Soldiers' valorous actions during a ceremony Aug. 3. Suffolk, Va., native Spc. Aaron Sims, center, and Corpus Christi, Texas, native Spc. Benjamin Davila Jr., left, all armament technicians for Co. D, received Army Commendation Medals with "V" devices for valor for removing a smoking rocket pod from a battle damaged Apache so that it wouldn't harm the aircraft or Soldiers.
Date Taken: | 08.03.2007 |
Date Posted: | 08.06.2007 09:53 |
Photo ID: | 52392 |
Resolution: | 1437x952 |
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