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KY National Guard Soldier saves a life in Afghanistan

Nov. 18, 2009 | By kentuckyguard
[caption id="attachment_143" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Sergeant 1st Class Ben Moyers is congratulated by Command Sgt. Maj. Thomas Capel, 82d Airborne Division Command Sergeant Major, for saving a Soldier's life on Nov 16, 2009 in Afghanistan. Moyers performed the Heimlich maneuver on a Soldier choking in a dining facility at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan. (Photo by Army Maj. John Holmes, Kentucky Agribusiness Development Team)"]

 

[caption id="attachment_144" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Brig. Gen. Joseph "Lonnie" Culver, command of Task Force Cyclone, congratulates Sgt. 1st Class Ben Moyers for having saved the life of a fellow Soldier in a dining facility at Bagram Airbase, Afghanistan. (U.S. Army photo by Lt. Col. Michael Brady, Task Force Cyclone)"]

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