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Bravery under fire: Pilot receives Distinguished Service Cross for shielding spec ops team with his helicopter
Bravery comes in many forms, but combat is where it shines brightest. On June 27, Captain (ret.) Christopher C. Palumbo received the Distinguished Service Cross (DSC), the nation
s second-highest award for valor under fire, for saving the lives of a Special Forces team in Afghanistan in 2005.
The then-Chief Warrant Officer Third Class (CWO-3) Palumbo used his UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter as a shield to protect the team from withering Taliban fire. Initially, Captain Palumbo had received the Silver Star
the nation
s third-highest award for valor
but under the current policy of re-examining military awards, the Army decided to upgrade it to a DSC.
2019-07-05T10:33:42Z