EOD tech earns Silver Star

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EOD tech earns Silver Star
11/16/2012 07:28 AM CST

An Air Commando from the 1st Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron received a Silver Star during a ceremony at the Pentagon Nov. 14.

Tech. Sgt. Joseph Deslauriers, an explosive ordnance disposal technician, earned the medal for gallantry in action while serving in Afghanistan on Sep. 23, 2011.

"It seems to me that valor is of the moment -- character is built over a lifetime," said Col. Jim Slife, commander of 1st Special Operations Wing. "The events of the 23rd of September last year can be described less as a case of spontaneous valor and more as a predictable outcome of circumstance and character intercepting on the battlefield."
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