Fallen Airman awarded Silver Star
Tactical Air Control Party specialists from the 10th Air Support Operations Squadron, Ft. Riley Kan., stand in formation during a Silver Star medal presentation for Senior Airman Bradley Smith Sept. 8, 2012 in his hometown of Troy, Ill. Smith was killed in action while serving as a TACP in Afghanistan Jan. 3, 2010. Members of the 10th ASOS spent a week ruck marching his medal 370 miles from Kansas to Troy for the ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Ryan Crane)