Staff Sgt. Jarrod Blanford (left), an aerial port specialist in Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group, is honored for exceptional service Sept. 7, 2013, during Military Appreciation Day events held as part of the University of Louisville-Eastern Kentucky University football game at Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium in Louisville, Ky. Blanford has deployed to both Iraq and Afghanistan, where he assisted in the medical care of multiple patients who suffered amputations or burns, and prepared wounded warriors for airlift transport out of the theater. ( Air National Guard p

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Staff Sgt. Jarrod Blanford (left), an aerial port specialist in Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group, is honored for exceptional service Sept. 7, 2013, during Military Appreciation Day events held as part of the University of Louisville-Eastern Kentucky University football game at Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium in Louisville, Ky. Blanford has deployed to both Iraq and Afghanistan, where he assisted in the medical care of multiple patients who suffered amputations or burns, and prepared wounded warriors for airlift transport out of the theater. ( Air National Guard photo by Maj. Dale Greer)

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