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  • Fairchild Airmen awarded Bronze Star and Army Commendation Medal for heroism

    12/09/2006 3:50:41 PM PST · by SandRat · 4 replies · 375+ views
    Air Force Links ^ | 2nd Lt. Tristan Hinderliter
    12/8/2006 - FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. (AFPN) -- Whether it is a meth lab in Spokane, Wash., booby trapped with grenades or an Improvised Explosive Device in Baghdad, every day brings something new for an Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician. On the morning of Dec. 7, two of Fairchild's EOD technicians were awarded decorations for heroism in a ceremony at the 92nd Civil Engineering Squadron's Stampede Room. Tech. Sgt. Jesus Hernandez was awarded a Bronze Star Medal and Senior Airman Amos Smith was awarded an Army Commendation Medal with a "V" device, indicating the act of heroism for which the...