Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norton_A._Schwartz" class="extiw" title="w:Norton A. Schwartz">Norton A. Schwartz</a> will award Capt. Barry F. Crawford Jr., shown here, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Force_Cross_(United_States)" class="extiw" title="w:Air Force Cross (United States)">Air Force Cross</a>—the second highest honor for valor in combat, behind only the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medal_of_Honor" class="extiw" title="w:Medal of Honor">Medal of Honor</a>—during a Pentagon ceremony, April 12, 2012. The medal recognizes Crawford's heroic actions in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laghman_Province" class="extiw" title="w:Laghman Province">Laghman Province</a>, Afghanistan, on May 4, 2010. Crawford will become the fifth Air Force special operator to receive the Air Force Cross since Sept. 11, 2001, and only the third living recipient to receive the award during that same time period.
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