VFW recognizes Army medics at 116th convention

In front of nearly 10,000 veterans from World War II through Afghanistan attending the 2015 Veterans of Foreign Wars Convention in Pittsburgh, July 18-22, the VFW honored all Army combat medics with one of its most prestigious annual awards.

The Army medics received the 2015 VFW Armed Forces Award for valor in battle and extraordinary commitment to national security.

Command Sgt. Maj. Gerald Ecker of the Army Medical Command, or MEDCOM, accepted the award on behalf of all combat medics.
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