Tennessee National Guardsmen Honored for Medical Evacuation

LOUISVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — 4 members of the Tennessee Nationwide Guard have been honored lately for a lifesaving medical evacuation within the Smokies.

The members of the 1-230th Assault Helicopter Battalion responded final June after a 17-year-old lady was attacked by a bear whereas tenting within the Nice Smoky Mountains Nationwide Park. The lady was significantly injured, and park rangers referred to as the guard to airlift her to a close-by hospital, in keeping with a information launch.

The four-man crew out of Louisville consisted of Capt. Philip Webster, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Andrew Redley, Sgt. 1st Class Tracy Banta and Sgt. Timothy Allen. They acquired the Star of Life award from the Kids’s Emergency Care Alliance of Tennessee on Might 4.

“We’re happy with what we do right here,” stated Capt. Hulon Holmes, a facility commander. “We don’t do it for the popularity, nevertheless it’s nice to see our Guardsmen being rewarded for his or her efforts.”

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