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  • Wounded Tech. Sergeant’s Will to Fly Remains Undaunted

    06/29/2007 4:26:45 PM PDT · by SandRat · 12 replies · 322+ views
    WASHINGTON, June 29, 2007 – Despite being shot down over Iraq and nearly losing an eye, Air Force Tech Sgt. Christian MacKenzie remains committed to the Air Force and his love of flying. Then-Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. John Jumper visits Tech. Sgt. Christian MacKenzie at Wilford Hall Medical Center at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. MacKenzie, who served as a special operations Pave Low flight engineer, was shot down in Fallujah, Iraq, April 13, 2004. U.S. Air Force photo  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. For nearly 10 years, life was good for MacKenzie. He’d found his...