By Travis Crum
January 1, 2012
Courtesy photoCHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Nicole Hopkins, a flight medic from West Virginia, said she would never forget the day she left Afghanistan with severe injuries received during a dangerous mission in one of the war's deadliest months.
Staff Sgt. Nicole Hopkins, a flight medic from the West Virginia Air National Guard, was presented a Bronze Star with Valor last monthfor her bravery during rescue missions in Afghanistan. On July 17, 2010, Hopkins risked her life when she was lowered from an aircraft over a minefield to treat and evacuate injuries soldiers.
She vividly remembers looking out her flight's window during her return trip at another plane carrying coffins draped in American flags.
"What I thought most about during that flight home was the guy we picked up that day, Sgt. Matthew Weikert," Hopkins said. "He was flying back to the states the same time as me, only he wasn't flying home injured."
Hopkins, a 35-year-old staff sergeant with the West Virginia Air National Guard, was presented the Bronze Star with Valor last month for her bravery during missions to rescue injured soldiers in July 2010.
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