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Medals of Honor
January 12th, 2010 at Tue, 12th, 2010 at 12:39 pm by Chad Coleman
Sergeant Kurtis W. Bennett, looks on as son Austin, 2, inspects his father’s the Purple Heart medal during a presentation ceremony at the Jackson Federal Building in Seattle on January 7, 2009. More after the jump…
A pair of local veterans received military decorations last week during a ceremony presented by Sen. Patty Murray in Seattle. Sgt. Kurtis Bennett, formerly of Bellevue, received the Purple Heart for wounds sustained during his second tour with a Stryker regiment in Iraqin 2008. Maj. David Dempster, of Beaux Arts, received the Distinguished Flying Cross in-flight actions during a mission over North Vietnam in 1968.
Sergeant Kurtis W. Bennett stands at attention during the presentation ceremony as Major David P. Dempster was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (Third Oak Leaf Cluster), for Extraordinary Achievement.
Major David P. Dempster was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (Third Oak Leaf Cluster), for Extraordinary Achievement, here showing the SR-71 Blackbird he was in during his 1968 mission.
Major David P. Dempster, center, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (Third Oak Leaf Cluster), for Extraordinary Achievement during a presentation ceremony with Sen. Patty Murray and his family by his side.
At left: the Purple Heart At Right: the Distinguished Flying Cross (Third Oak Leaf Cluster), for Extraordinary Achievement
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