Sgt. 1st Class Ryan Ahern of Glen Ellyn and Capt. Thomas Bozzay of Wheaton with Company A, 2nd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne) stand alongside their families, Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gov. Pat Quinn, and Maj. Gen. William L. Enyart, Adjutant General of the Illinois National Guard after being awarded the Silver Star at the Pritzker Military Library in Chicago, May 19. Bozzay and Ahern thanked their families for their sacrifice and for the other members in their units who they've fought alongside in Afghanistan. "I want people in America to know that there is a corps of men that are willing to get the job done without question to keep them safe," said Ahern. (Photo by Spc. Christopher A. Garibay)
Date Taken: | 05.19.2012 |
Date Posted: | 05.21.2012 14:11 |
Photo ID: | 584455 |
VIRIN: | 120519-Z-6774G-003 |
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Location: | CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, US |
Hometown: | GLEN ELLYN, ILLINOIS, US |
Hometown: | WHEATON, ILLINOIS, US |
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