BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (Mar. 4, 2017) – Army 1st Lt. Aaron P. Cruz, recognized for valor at a ceremony here today and awarded The Air Medal with ‘V’ Device for heroism during a Nov. 3, 2016 helicopter medical evacuation of wounded and Afghan Soldiers in Kunduz Province, Afghanistan. Cruz, originally from Waynesville, Missouri, is a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter pilot assigned to C Company, 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas. This is Cruz’s first combat deployment.

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