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Heroes Of The NAS Pensacola Terror Attack Honored (With Photo Gallery)
June 17, 2020
Heroes of the December terrorist attack at Naval Air Station Pensacola were honored Tuesday.
Personnel assigned to NAS Pensacola’s Navy Security Forces and Fire and Emergency Services Gulf Coast were honored for their reactions to the attack. Those honored were:
- Master-at-Arms 1st Class Donald Scott with the Navy And Marine Corps Medal
- Master-at-Arms 2nd Class David Link with the Navy And Marine Corps Medal
- Daniel Dugger with the Secretary of the Navy Distinguished Civilian Medal for Valor
- Charles D. Hogue with the Secretary of Defense (SECDEF) Medal of Freedom and Secretary of the Navy Distinguished Civilian Medal for Valor
- Cassandra Avant with the Secretary of the Navy Distinguished Civilian Medal for Valor
- Robert Johnson with the Secretary of the Navy Distinguished Civilian Medal for Valor
- David Clark with the Commander, Navy Installations Command Certificate of Life Saving
- James McCabe with the Commander, Navy Installations Command Certificate of Life Saving
- Chad Goetter with the Commander, Navy Installations Command Certificate of Life Saving
- Robert Wragg with the Commander, Navy Installations Command Certificate of Life Saving
For a gallery with additional photos, click here.
Captain Timothy Kinsella, commander of NAS Pensacola, remembered the three killed during the attack – Ensign Kaleb Watson, Petty Officer Mohammed Haitham and Petty Officer Cameron Walters.
“If not for the brave actions of the men and women here before you, the list of fallen would be much longer,” Kinsella said. “It has been said that courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway. John Wayne said that. Despite the fear, despite the danger, a lot of good people saddled up that morning.”
Photos by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Timothy Schumaker and others for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
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3 Responses to “Heroes Of The NAS Pensacola Terror Attack Honored (With Photo Gallery)”
So very proud of Charles Hogue and the men at the fire department who helped those who were dying and injured. I have had the up most pleasure of working with these men a few years ago and I can say they are some of the best around!!! Thank you all very much for putting your life on the line each and every day so that our life can be a better one for it. We do appreciate what you do….I can’t say thank you enough
Congrats to all! WTG Charles! Less than 20 people have been awarded the Secretary of the Navy Distinguished Civilian Medal for Valor since its inception.
Greatly deserved