Trump Presents Distinguished Flying Cross to 7 Guardsmen

| September 17, 2020


President Trump honored seven members of California’s National Guard with the Distinguished Flying Cross, Sept. 14, 2020.

Eggs sends.

…for Wildfire Rescues

By Bing Xiao

President Donald Trump awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross on Monday to two California Army National Guard aircrews who flew repeatedly into a raging wildfire in two separate endeavors to rescue hundreds of trapped campers — despite being warned repeatedly to abort due to the danger.

“Today, it’s my profound honor to award seven extraordinary soldiers with the Distinguished Flying Crosses for their remarkable courage to rescue their fellow citizens,” Trump said.

The ceremony honored the actions of two crews from the 40th Combat Aviation Brigade: UH-6-M Black Hawk pilot-in-command Kipp Goding, pilot Chief Warrant Officer 2 Irvin Hernandez and crew chief Warrant Officer 1 Ge Xiong received medals, as well as CH-47F Chinook pilot-in-command Chief Warrant Officer 5 Joseph Rosamond, pilot Chief Warrant Officer 2 Brady Hlebain, and flight engineers Sgt. George Esquivel and Sgt. Cameron Powell.

Bravo Zulu, folks! Read the rest here: Military.com

Thanks, Eggs.

Category: Blue Skies, Bravo Zulu, National Guard

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2banana

Were the trapped campers upset that there weren’t enough diversity in the rescuers?

5th/77th FA

Word! Yeah just look at all of that white bread in that picture. It really shows the systemic RRAAAAAACCCYYYYYYYYSSSS that the country is. /s/

Another Big BZ to these Troops, their Command, and to NCA is getting these Awards to them, now, instead of years from now. MSM and larsi boi screaming “political photo op” in 5.4.3…

NHSparky

I guess having Hispanic and Asians wasn’t enough.

Then again, the SJW howler monkeys tried “diversifying” the NYFD raising the flag in the WTC rubble.

Nothing surprises me anymore when it comes to their shit.

NHSparky
Mason

Excellent. This is how it should be done. No waiting months or years to reward exceptional service.

I’m also glad he gave them all DFCs. SOP on these type of things is for the Pilot in Command to get a DFC and everyone else an Air Medal. They all took the risk knowing the dangers.

Sj

Amen

Graybeard

So right, Mason!

ChipNASA

“OK Kids, everybody sing with me….


Theeeeee balls on these guys go CLANG, CLANG, CLANG,
CLANG, CLANG, CLANG,
CLANG, CLANG, CLANG,
The balls on these guys go CLANG, CLANG, CLANG,
All through the airrrrr…”

Chippy

rgr1480

Chip, you’ve been having problems with your markup anchors lately, eh?

Here, take one of mine:
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You’ll have to use your own angle-brackets, though.

You’re welcome.

Oh …. now I can’t get that damned tune out of my head ….. thanks.

rgr1480NASA

Graybeard

dag!frigginblameit Chipster. I’m glad I put my mug down before I read that.

Now if I can just get that earworm out…

A Proud Infidel®™

A big BZ to the Pilots and Crews!

Skippy

Job well done
Hooah !!!!!

Graybeard

Excellent!
Glad to see our CiC award these in a timely manner,
glad to see the crew recognized so well.

Green Thumb

Cool.

OWB

Well earned and entirely appropriate. Great timing, too.

Penguinman000

Toxic masculinity on full display here. /s

BZ to those crews and for the command providing timely recognition.