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Aggie Air Force pilot earns DFC with Valor for heroic flight

January 26, 2015
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As originally posted by TexAgs user AgRx on Premium, Aggie Class of 2005 Aaron Cavazos of the United States Air Force's 61st Fighter Squadron was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross with Valor on January 16 for his actions that helped save the lives of six Marines in Afghanistan in October of 2008.

Cavazos, then a 1st Lieutenant, was the pilot of one of two A-10 Warthogs that dipped below low cloud cover to distract the enemy force that greatly outnumbered the Marines and provide covering fire. Read the full story here:

Pilot saves six Marines earning him the Distinguished Flying Cross with Valor

In 2012 the A&M College of Agriculture & Life Sciences posted a Q&A with Cavazos in which he called the A&M experience "the most valuable thing I could've ever gone through."

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Aggie Air Force pilot earns DFC with Valor for heroic flight

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Aggie Air Force pilot earns DFC with Valor for heroic flight
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A great honor given to a great American hero! Gig'em!
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Awesome, Great Job.
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Thanks for the article Beau! Here is to the 6 Marines of MSOT 5. The true heroes from that night.
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Well done Aaron!
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Good stuff Aaron. I've got an empty bottle of Jack or two in your Nellis office.
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Remind me why they want to retire the A-10?
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Well done and thanks for your service!!
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And the Air Force Secretary wants to terminate the A-10 program. Well, I'd better stop here.
(Well done, Captain!)
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God Bless the A-10! The ugliest plane that every grunt loves.
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