Airman's Medal Presented to Two MacDill Airman
Admiral Eric T. Olson, Commander, United States Special Operations Command, remarks on the heroism of Tech. Sgt. Patrick Murphy, 6th Aerospace Medicine Squadron, and Staff Sgt. Sean Bowes, 6th Security Forces Squadron, during the presentation of the Airman's Medal to the two MacDill Airman, here, Jan. 19, 2010. Sgt. Murphy and Sgt. Bowes distinguished themselves by voluntarily risking their lives on Jan. 29, 2009 in an attempt to save the life of Army Col. James Merchant who, during a parachute accident, decented in the Gadsen Lake outside of MacDill AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Rylan Albright/Released)