North Carolina sailor receives Navy’s highest noncombat honor after life-saving tackle
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by: Aesia Toliver/WAVY
Posted: Dec 3, 2020 / 06:28 AM EST / Updated: Dec 3, 2020 / 06:28 AM EST
ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (WAVY) — Helicopter Sea Squadron 9 officers and sailors stood in formation Tuesday afternoon as Navy Helicopter Aircrewman, George Parsons III was called to the front.
He was presented the Navy and Marine Corps Medal, the Navy’s highest non-combat honor by Commander of Naval Airforce Atlantic for his role in protecting a local police officer from a suspect, just feet away from his backyard last year.
The possibly lifesaving response was all captured on a witness’s cell phone.
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