Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley (left) congratulates Maj. Laura DeJong after she was presented the Lance P. Sijan USAF Leadership Award by Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz during a ceremony in the Pentagon's Hall of Heroes, April 6, 2012, Washington, The Sijan Award was created in 1981 to recognize individuals who demonstrate the highest qualities of leadership both in and out of uniform. Sijan, was an Air Force Academy graduate. At the time of his death, he was an Air Force captain and fighter pilot. He was shot down during a mission in Vietnam and later died while
Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley (left) congratulates Maj. Laura DeJong after she was presented the Lance P. Sijan USAF Leadership Award by Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz during a ceremony in the Pentagon's Hall of Heroes, April 6, 2012, Washington, The Sijan Award was created in 1981 to recognize individuals who demonstrate the highest qualities of leadership both in and out of uniform. Sijan, was an Air Force Academy graduate. At the time of his death, he was an Air Force captain and fighter pilot. He was shot down during a mission in Vietnam and later died while being held in a prisoner of war camp. He was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor posthumously. Jim Varhegyi)
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