Patriotic Photos
May 28, 2008 (1 of 6)
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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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