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Retired Air Force Lt. Col. Receives Silver Star

Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Gregory Thornton provides remarks after receiving the Silver Star medal during a ceremony at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force in Dayton, Ohio, June 30, 2017. Thornton received the Silver Star for his actions on April 6, 2003, while supporting ‘Advance 33,’ the call sign for a ground forward air controller attached to Task Force 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor, during combat operations in Iraq. The Silver Star is the third-highest combat decoration for gallantry in action that can be awarded to a member of the United States Armed Forces. (U.S. Air Force photo/Wesley Farnsworth)

PHOTO BY: Wesley Farnsworth
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Retired Air Force Lt. Col. Receives Silver Star

Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Gregory Thornton provides remarks after receiving the Silver Star medal during a ceremony at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force in Dayton, Ohio, June 30, 2017. Thornton received the Silver Star for his actions on April 6, 2003, while supporting ‘Advance 33,’ the call sign for a ground forward air controller attached to Task Force 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor, during combat operations in Iraq. The Silver Star is the third-highest combat decoration for gallantry in action that can be awarded to a member of the United States Armed Forces. (U.S. Air Force photo/Wesley Farnsworth)

PHOTO BY: Wesley Farnsworth
VIRIN: 170630-F-AV193-1099.JPG
FULL SIZE: 0.86 MB
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IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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This photograph is considered public domain and has been cleared for release. If you would like to republish please give the photographer appropriate credit. Further, any commercial or non-commercial use of this photograph or any other DoD image must be made in compliance with guidance found at https://www.dimoc.mil/resources/limitations, which pertains to intellectual property restrictions (e.g., copyright and trademark, including the use of official emblems, insignia, names and slogans), warnings regarding use of images of identifiable personnel, appearance of endorsement, and related matters.

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