Community awards Patrick Airmen with valor

Brig. Gen. Wayne Monteith, 45th Space Wing commander, assists the Melbourne Regional Chamber of East Central Florida with the presentation of the Medal of Valor to Tech Sgt, William Shankles, 45th Security Forces Squadron flight sergeant at the chamber’s Valor Awards banquet on Aug. 17, 2016. The medal is awarded for outstanding bravery and heroism where a public safety official knowingly and deliberately was placed in the peril of death or serious bodily harm while performing their duty. Shankles nomination package described how he responded to a call for a medical emergency in North base housing in March 2016. (U.S. Air Force photos/Benjamin Thacker/Released)

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Community awards Patrick Airmen with valor

Brig. Gen. Wayne Monteith, 45th Space Wing commander, assists the Melbourne Regional Chamber of East Central Florida with the presentation of the Life Saving Medal to Staff Sgt Michael Hempill, of the 45th Space Wing Civil Engineer Squadron, at the chamber’s Valor Awards banquet on Aug. 17, 2016. While off duty and fishing at Patrick Air Force Base’s Outdoor Recreation on base area with family and friends Hemphill immediately responded to another family’s cry for help after a man fell out of his kayak. (U.S. Air Force photos/Benjamin Thacker/Released)

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Community awards Patrick Airmen with valor

James R. "Bob" Wallace (right) is presented with the Medal of Valor by Col. Jeffrey W. Dyball (left) at a ceremony hosted by the Melbourne Regional Chamber of East Central Florida Aug. 17, 2016. Wallace, a member of the Air Force Technical Applications Center at Patrick AFB, Fla., received the recognition for selflessly rendering aid to a disabled motorist on a busy interstate highway. While doing so, Wallace was struck by another vehicle, was hospitalized in critical condition, underwent multiple surgeries and months of rehabilitation. (U.S. Air Force photos/Benjamin Thacker/Released)

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Community awards Patrick Airmen with valor

Two members of the 45th Space Wing were recognized at the Melbourne Regional Chamber of Commerce’s 2016 Valor Awards banquet on Aug. 17, 2016. Brig. Gen. Wayne Monteith, 45th Space Wing Commander, assisted with the presentations to Tech. Sgt William Shankles, of the 45th Space Wing Security Forces Squadron and Staff Sgt. Michael Hemphill, of the 45th Space Wing Civil Engineer Squadron. Shankles was presented a Valor Award for his actions involving a medical emergency and Hemphill was presented a life-saving medal when he rescued an injured man and his 4-year old son during a kayak mishap. (U.S. Air Force photos/Benjamin Thacker/Released)

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Community awards Patrick Airmen with valor

Published Aug. 18, 2016
By 45th Space Wing Public Affairs

Patrick Air Force Base, Fla. -- Brig. Gen. Wayne Monteith, 45th Space Wing commander, assists the Melbourne Regional Chamber of East Central Florida with the presentation of the Medal of Valor to Tech Sgt, William Shankles, 45th Security Forces Squadron flight sergeant at the chamber’s Valor Awards banquet on Aug. 17, 2016. The medal is awarded for outstanding bravery and heroism where a public safety official knowingly and deliberately was placed in the peril of death or serious bodily harm while performing their duty. Shankles nomination package described how he responded to a call for a medical emergency in North base housing in March 2016. (U.S. Air Force photos/Benjamin Thacker/Released)