{"id":36684,"date":"2013-07-17T15:32:45","date_gmt":"2013-07-17T19:32:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=36684"},"modified":"2013-07-17T15:32:45","modified_gmt":"2013-07-17T19:32:45","slug":"staff-sgt-zachary-kline-pararescueman-earns-silver-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=36684","title":{"rendered":"Staff Sgt. Zachary Kline; pararescueman earns Silver Star"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nMaj. Gen. Frank Padilla pins a Silver Star on Staff Sgt. Zachary during a ceremony July 14, 2013, at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. Kline is a 306th Rescue Squadron pararescueman. (U.S. Air Force photo\/Senior Airman Christine Griffiths) <\/em><\/center><\/p>\n

Eggs sends us a link to the AF.MIL<\/a> about Air Force Staff Sgt. Zachary Kline for rescuing two Army pilots under fire in Afghanistan last year;<\/p>\n

According to the award citation, Kline was a part of a rescue team tasked to recover two U.S. Army pilots from an OH-58D Kiowa that had gone down. While on the ground, Kline fought enemy fire while coordinating with aircraft by radio to target threats located behind his position.<\/p>\n

During the engagement, an incoming round ignited fuel within the wreckage, which then erupted in flames. He continued to push through enemy fire to an alternate site while still guiding overhead aircraft to adversarial positions by radio.<\/p>\n

“He leaves us with an example of an Airman that bands together with other Airmen to get the job done and to save others so that they may live,” Padilla said. “When Zach leaves our Air Force he’s going to leave it just a little bit better because of his accomplishments while he was here.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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