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Eldridge Johnson Jr. received the Distinguished Flying Cross, for his heroic actions during the Vietnam war, on February 22, 2024 at Fort Campbell, KY. Eldridge Johnson Jr. was a CW2 maintenance test pilot for C Troop (Condors), 2nd Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) when his helicopter, an AH-1 Cobra, went down in a known Viet Cong village. CW2 Johnson radioed for help, sent his co-pilot back to base for supplies and secured the helicopter from enemy forces. Once re-supplied, CW2 Johnson was able to single-handedly repair the Cobra and fly it back to base.
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MG Brett Sylvia
Commanding General, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) and Fort Campbell
GEN (retired) Richard Cody
Former Commanding General, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) and Fort Campbell
LTC (retired) Eldridge Johnson Jr.
Distinguished Flying Cross recipient
| Date Taken: | 02.22.2024 |
| Date Posted: | 02.27.2024 11:07 |
| Category: | B-Roll |
| Video ID: | 913847 |
| VIRIN: | 240222-A-KQ181-9117 |
| Filename: | DOD_110144745 |
| Length: | 00:04:37 |
| Location: | FORT CAMPBELL, KENTUCKY, US |
| Downloads: | 3 |
| High-Res. Downloads: | 3 |
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