Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts pins on a blue and gold Air Medal with a Valor device to Staff Sgt. Matthew Hawke (helicopter crew chief). Hawke was one of four Nebraska Army National Guard aviators assigned to a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter crew who were honored, May 20, when they were presented with the Air Medal with “Valor” device for the bravery they displayed while rescuing a wounded Special Forces Soldier on Feb. 9, 2017, near Sangin, Afghanistan in the Helmund Province. The four Nebraska Army National Guard Soldiers are members of the Guard’s Lincoln-based Company G, 2-104th General
Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts pins on a blue and gold Air Medal with a Valor device to Staff Sgt. Matthew Hawke (helicopter crew chief). Hawke was one of four Nebraska Army National Guard aviators assigned to a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter crew who were honored, May 20, when they were presented with the Air Medal with “Valor” device for the bravery they displayed while rescuing a wounded Special Forces Soldier on Feb. 9, 2017, near Sangin, Afghanistan in the Helmund Province. The four Nebraska Army National Guard Soldiers are members of the Guard’s Lincoln-based Company G, 2-104th General Support Aviation Battalion that returned in April from a 10-month deployment to Afghanistan. (Nebraska National Guard
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