Army Col. Dave Zinn, Commander of the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division presents Staff. Sgt. Justin T. Gallegos's son MacAiden with the Distinguished Service Cross during a ceremony at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska Dec. 15, 2018. Gallegos was posthumously awarded the nation’s second highest honor for valor for actions during the battle of Kamdesh in Afghanistan Oct. 3, 2009.

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