Sgt. Yaanique Scott salutes New York Air National Guard Maj. Gen. Anthony German, the Adjutant General, as he presents the Medal of Valor-New York's highest military award for heroism to four New York Army National Guard Soldiers who successfully rescued the pilot of a plane which crashed and burned at Gabreski Airport on Feb. 26, during a ceremony at the Army Aviation Support Facility in Ronkonkoma on Sunday, June 4. The award of Medals of Valor to four Soldiers recognize those who braved the flaming wreckage of a private plane to rescue pilot Richard Rosenthal and the award of the Conspicuou

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Sgt. Yaanique Scott salutes New York Air National Guard Maj. Gen. Anthony German, the Adjutant General, as he presents the Medal of Valor-New York's highest military award for heroism to four New York Army National Guard Soldiers who successfully rescued the pilot of a plane which crashed and burned at Gabreski Airport on Feb. 26, during a ceremony at the Army Aviation Support Facility in Ronkonkoma on Sunday, June 4. The award of Medals of Valor to four Soldiers recognize those who braved the flaming wreckage of a private plane to rescue pilot Richard Rosenthal and the award of the Conspicuous Service Medal is for the three Soldiers who supported the rescue by landing the helicopter near the aircraft.( Army National Guard Photo by Col. Richard Goldenberg.)

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