U.S. Marine aviator receives British Distinguished Flying Cross

U.S. Marine aviator receives British Distinguished Flying Cross, rare honor
The Times-Picayune
By Paul Purpura, NOLA.com
February 13, 2014

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Brian Jordan on Wednesday, was awarded the British Distinguished Flying Cross, for helping save two wounded British soldiers in Afghanistan in June 2012. Brian was the flight commander on a UH-1Y Venom combat helicopter assigned to support the British ground troops. He is only the second U.S. Marine aviator to receive the award since World War II, according to a report released Thursday by the American Forces Press Service.
(Sgt. Justin Boling, U.S. Marine Corps)

For only the second time since World War II, a U.S. Marine Corps aviator has received the British Distinguished Flying Cross. Capt. Brian Jordan was given the award Wednesday in Washington D.C. for his actions in Afghanistan in 2012, when he was credited with landing his UH-1Y Venom helicopter in the middle of a firefight to rescue two wounded British soldiers, according to the American Forces Press Service.

Britain awards the medal to aviators whose actions show “exemplary gallantry in the air in presence of the enemy.” It's equivalent to the United States' Silver Star, the third-highest medal given for valor in combat, according to a military report.
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