6-year-old girl receives hero award [Image 2 of 2]

VOLGA, SD, UNITED STATES

04.13.2012

Photo by Staff Sgt. Theanne Tangen 

129th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment

Members of the South Dakota National Guard gather to present Ashlyn Tangen, 6, of Bruce, S.D., with a Young Heroes Medal at Sioux Valley Elementary School, in Volga, S.D., April 13, 2012. The SDNG Enlisted Association sponsors a Young Hero program, honoring children who have displayed courage and bravery while battling life-threatening diseases, illness or injuries. Ashlyn overcame an infection with E. coli and hemolytic uremic syndrome. The program pays tribute to the courage and dignity of real-life heroes whose tremendous struggle might otherwise go unnoticed.

• Date Taken: 04.13.2012
• Date Posted: 04.15.2012 15:16
• Photo ID: 559735
• VIRIN: 120317-A-CW157-002
• Resolution: 4288x2848
• Size: 2.71 MB
• Location: VOLGA, SD, US