Friday, April 13, 2012

Airmen to get medals

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Four members of the 96th Explosive Ordnance will get five medals in a ceremony April 19 at 9 a.m. Tech Sgt. James Fitzgerald and Staff Sgt. Kelly Badger will be awarded Bronze Stars. Staff Sgts. Kevin Parke and Christopher Lacy will be awarded the Purple Heart. Parke was injured in two separate incidents in Afghanistan and will receive two Purple Hearts. (Source: Eglin Air Force Base, 04/13/12)