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													Photo by Sgt. 
													Timothy Dinneen  | 
													
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													President 
													George W. Bush comforts the 
													wife of Sgt. Charles 
													Wyckoff, 3rd Platoon, 
													Charlie Company, 1st 
													Battalion, 508th Parachute 
													Infantry Regiment, 4th 
													Brigade Combat Team, 82nd 
													Airborne Division, during 
													the 82nd Abn. Div's review 
													on May 22, 2008 at Fort 
													Bragg, N.C. Erika Wyckoff 
													and their two children, of 
													Fayetteville, N.C., accepted 
													the 
													
													Distinguished Service Cross 
													on her husband's behalf for 
													his actions June 6, 2007, 
													during 
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													Operation 
													Enduring Freedom . . . 
													
													While engaged 
													in close combat against 
													enemy forces, Wyckoff left 
													his covered position without 
													hesitation to force other 
													members of his team to take 
													cover. Wyckoff revealed his 
													position and fatally engaged 
													two insurgents to save the 
													lives of his platoon. 
													Wyckoff enlisted in the Army 
													in June 2004 and was from 
													Chula Vista, Calif. | 
												 
											 
										 
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