Tag: bronze star
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Combat veteran, author Matt Cavanaugh launches independent challenge to Jeff Crank in Colorado’s 5th CD
Army combat veteran and author Matt Cavanaugh on Tuesday launched an independent bid to challenge first-term Republican U.S. Rep. Jeff Crank in Colorado’s 5th Congressional District, predicting that its voters are hungry for an alternative to what he termed the “broken two-party system.” “I’m as unhappy with this same old, broken Washington as everybody else…
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Vietnam veteran honored at Fort Carson with Bronze Star
Operating as a one-man air-traffic control tower, Gary Cyr, guided dozens helicopters carrying South Korean troops and cargo to a tight landing zone in the dark with limited information during the Vietnam War. “His actions prevented collisions, ensured that there was no confusion between the forces on the air, the forces on the ground,” said…