Col. Michael Flatten, vice commander of the 24th Special Operations Wing, pats Chief Master Sgt. Davide Keaton's, superintendent of the 26th Special Tactics Squadron, back during Keaton's retirement ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Jan. 12, 2017. Over the course of Keaton's 30-year career, he was decorated nine times for actions that saved dozens -- if not hundreds-- on and off the battlefield.

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