Fairfax, Va., native Chief Warrant Officer 2 Seung Choi, an AH-64D Apache pilot for Company A, 1st “Attack” Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, shakes hands with General David Petraeus, the Multi-National Force–Iraq commander, during an awards ceremony at Victory Base Complex, July 27. Choi received an Air Medal for his part in the rescue of two OH-54 Kiowa pilots who made a forced landing July 2. ( Army Photo by Spc. Nathan Hoskins, 1st ACB, 1st Cav. Div. Public Affairs) 1st Air Cav pilots recognized for daring rescue DVIDS51472

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