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  • Remembering the veterans killed in TX train crash

    November 17, 2012 2:11 PM

    MIDLAND, Texas (AP) - With the thunderous crack of a freight train slamming into a parade float, instinct kicked in for Sudip Bose. A front-line physician in Iraq, Bose and other veterans instantly tended to the injured after the train traveling more than 60 mph in West Texas crashed into... more »
  • Dad gets overdue medal at daughter's retirement

    June 16, 2011 5:57 PM

    PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. (AP) - An Air Force chief master sergeant is sharing the spotlight of her retirement ceremony with her father, a Vietnam veteran who received a long-overdue Bronze Star. Nancy Geisler (GUY'-sler) retired this week after 27 years in the Air Force, most recently with... more »
  • Air Force teacher gets medal for Afghanistan work

    September 3, 2010 6:57 PM

    An Air Force Academy instructor has received the Bronze Star medal for his work as an adviser in the Afghan government. Lt. Col. Patrick Donley spent a year working with the Afghan ministry of rural rehabilitation and development. Donley says he helped with strategic planning, speech writing and organizing trips.... more »
  • AFA teacher gets bronze star for Afghanistan work

    September 3, 2010 1:09 PM

    An Air Force Academy instructor has received the Bronze Star medal for his work as an adviser in the Afghan government. Lt. Col. Patrick Donley spent a year working with the Afghan ministry of rural rehabilitation and development. Donley says he helped with strategic planning, speech writing and organizing... more »
  • Ft. Carson soldier awarded Bronze Star

    April 21, 2010 11:23 PM

    The military's Bronze Star Medal with Valor is a rare honor. Wednesday afternoon it was awarded to Corporal Helen Ruhl with Fort Carson's 4th Brigade Combat Team. It's a bittersweet honor for Cpl. Ruhl. "It's a horrible way to earn a wonderful award." she says. The award stems from... more »
  • Fort Carson medic to receive Bronze Star for valor

    April 20, 2010 11:24 AM

    A Fort Carson medic will receive a valor medal for treating injured soldiers and firing at the enemy even though she was wounded herself in a 2009 battle in Afghanistan. Cpl. Helen Ruhl of the 4th Infantry Division will receive the Bronze Star with Valor Device on Wednesday. Ruhl... more »
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