Defense

Philadelphia man wins top Air Force Award

A Pennsylvania man is being awarded the Air Force's highest honor. Capt. Barry Crawford, Jr. will receive the Air Force Cross today at a Pentagon ceremony "extr...

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April 12, 2012 10:59 am

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A Pennsylvania man is being awarded the Air Force’s highest honor. Capt. Barry Crawford, Jr. will receive the Air Force Cross today at a Pentagon ceremony “extraordinary heroism”. I happened 2010 during a fight with the Taliban. Crawford from Philadelphia, is a combat controller who calls in air strikes. During a14-hour operation, the Air Force says he fought insurgent, left his cover to save two wounded Afghans, all while controlling nearly three dozen aircraft and calling in more than 40 strikes.