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U.S. Marine Pilot Given British Honor

Thursday March 22, 2007 10:31 AM


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LONDON (AP) - A U.S. Marine helicopter pilot who rescued a wounded British soldier in Iraq has received a rare British honor.

Queen Elizabeth II on Wednesday presented the Distinguished Flying Cross to Maj. William Chesarek, 32, of Newport, R.I.

Press Association, the British news agency, said Chesarek was believed to be the first American to be honored since World War II.

Chesarek was flying a Lynx helicopter for British forces in an exchange program. He braved hostile fire to evacuate a wounded British office in Al Amara province in June.

[Jerry D]

Thanks Tab for posting the MSM (Main Stream Media) here in the US doesn't like to post good news from the war and the Marine Major Chesarek did good