Master Sgt. Jerry Eckert, father of Sgt. Gary Eckert, 983rd Engineer Battalion, talks to Chief Warrant Officer 5 Russell P. Smith, command chief warrant officer of the Army Reserve, about his son receiving the Ohio Military Medal of Distinction after being killed in action in May 2005.

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