Blackhawk pilot receives Army's second highest award for valor
When then-Chief Warrant Officer 3 Christopher C. Palumbo found out he couldn’t get back to a battle in Afghanistan, he was so mad that he drop-kicked his flight helmet.Palumbo, a Blackhawk helicopter pilot, received the Distinguished Service Cross Award on Thursday for his actions during that battle on April 11, 2005. The award is the Army’s second highest for valor.At the time of the battle, Palumbo was with Company A, 3rd Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment […]
