After pulling a second French Airman to safety, Swarz ran toward the wreckage again. Dragging the third Airman away, exhaustion began to set in, and he stumbled. When Swarz called for help, two Liberty Airmen came and helped bring the French Airman out of harm’s way.<\/p>\n
The third Airman lost his right hand in the crash. Swarz pulled his belt from his uniform to use as a tourniquet, saving his life by stemming the loss of blood.<\/p>\n
“When Staff Sgt. Swarz needed to respond to save the lives of those three French Airmen, he did, and he didn’t hesitate,” said Col. Robert Novotny, 48th FW commander. “And when we decided Staff Sgt. Swarz deserved recognition for his actions, we asked the 3rd Air Force staff, the USAFE team, the Air Force Personnel Center and the Secretary of the Air Force’s Office to act quickly – and they did; processing his medal in only ten days so we could present it to him in front of his colleagues at their annual awards banquet.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
It’s nice to see the services get something right once in a while when a service member does something worth recognition. Sergeant Swarz’ actions is why they created that medal in the first place.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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