National Guardsmen awarded French valor medal for rescue of allied special forces
Awards were recently given to guardsmen for their actions in a rescue mission. The recipients, from a New York unit, received recognition from the French army. The mission involved flights into a dangerous area to help allied forces.
It is known that the guardsmen were deployed in Iraq as part of a helicopter unit. Further details about the mission and the awards are available from the source, including information about the type of medal received by the guardsmen.
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