Military Services YMCA Honors Lifesaving Medics

[The Patriot]

How much valor can you stuff into a ballroom? The Military Services YMCA attempted to answer that question on Oct. 2, 2018, at their 12th annual Angels of the Battlefield Awards Gala. About 400 guests and honorees from all branches of the military services, including two Medal of Honor recipients, attended in military dress mess, each bringing their own experiences of duty, honor and courage. The event honored medics and corpsmen -- one from each branch of the services -- for their lifesaving actions. The award recipients were Army Sgt. 1st Class Darius L. Smith, Marine Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Aaron J. Herman, Navy Chief Hospital Corpsman Jaclyn N. Place, Air Force Senior Airman Linda M. Wilson, and Coast Guard Aviation Survival Technician 3rd Class Richard C. Hoefle.

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