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RECEIVE A HEROES SALUTE.
GOOD EVENING, I'M MEGAN
O'ROURKE. TODAY, THE
SPRINGFIELD AIR NATIONAL GUARD
HONORED MEMBERS OF THE 1-78TH
FIGHTER WING. ALEXA
ASHWELL IS LIVE WITH THE
SPECIAL TRIBUTE IN OUR TOP
STORY AT 6.
3
SINCE SEPTEMBER 11, 2001,
529 FIGHTER WING PERSONNEL
HAVE BEEN DEPLOYED NATIONALLY
AND INTERNATIONALLY. TODAY,
NEARLY 2-HUNDRED WERE HONORED
YEARS.
178 FIGHTER WING
SERVICEMEMBERS ARE HONORED
BEFORE THEIR FAMILIES AND
FRIENDS AT THE SPRINGFIELD AIR
NATIONAL GUARD BASE. AMONG
THEM .. SENIOR AIRMAN MADELINE
CARPENTER WHO RECEIVED THE
"AIRMAN OF THE YEAR" AWARD FOR
THE STATE OF OHIO AFTER A SIX
MONTH DEPLOYMENT TO BAHRAIN.
53:53 "ITS AMAZING. I HAD NO
IDEA I WAS GOING TO WIN FOR
THE ENTIRE STATE. THERE ARE SO
MANY OTHER AMAZING AIRMEN SO
ITS DEFINITELY AN HONOR." :01
"STAFF SERGEANT CODY
MADERAS...." THE MAJORITY OF
THE AIRMEN WERE HONORED FOR
SERVING IN MISSIONS SUCH AS
ENDURING FREEDOM, IRAQI
FREEDOM, NEW DAWN AND NOBLE
EAGLE. WING COMMANDER
COLONEL GREG SCHNULO WAS AMONG
THE FIRST TO CONGRATULATE
THESE MEN AND WOMEN FOR THEIR
SERVICE WHICH RANGED FROM 30
DAYS TO MORE THAN A YEAR.
51:46 "WORDS CAN'T REALLY
DESCRIBE HOW THIS IS. THIS
WINGS AS YOU KNOW HAS GONE
THROUGH A LOT WITH THE NEW
MISSIONS ALOT OF PEOPLE
TRAINING FOR THESE NEW
MISSIONS. BETWEEN THAT AND THE
FAMILIES HAVE BEEN AWESOME. TO
SEE THE SMILES IS A GREAT
THING.' 52:00 THE FAMILIES
WERE ALSO RECOGNIZED FOR THE
TIME THEY TOO SACRIFICED AWAY
FROM THEIR LOVED ONE. MAJOR
ROBERT TONEY SPENT SIX MONTHS
AWAY FROM HIS WIFE AND
DAUGHTERS WHILE SERVING IN
AFGHANISTAN. 48:10 "HAVING
FOUR KIDS AND WE ARE AWAY FROM
OUR FAMILY, OUR EXTENDED
FAMILY SO ITS ROUGH." :19
MAJOR TONEY SAYS ITS PART OF
THE JOB. MAJOR LINDSAY
LOGSDON, AGREES. 50:50 "I
JUST THINK ITS GREAT TOO YA
KNOW THEY ARE WILLING TO GIVE
THEIR WEEKENDS AWAY AND WHEN
SOMETHING LIKE HURRICANE SANDY
COMES UP OR A NATURAL DISASTER
HERE IN OHIO, THEY ARE WILLING
TO GET OUT AND HELP THE
COMMUNITY AND I THINK THATS
THE GREATEST PART OF OUR JOB
AS GUARDSMEN." :04
THE AIRMEN WERE DEPLOYED
TO NEARLY 30 LOCATIONS BOTH
NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY.
RL AA 2NEWS.