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Marine Corps Capt. Brian Jordan, a UH-1Y Venom pilot, received the British Distinguished Flying Cross at the British Embassy in Washington, Feb. 12, 2014. He earned the award for actions that helped to save the lives of two British Grenadier Guards while deployed in Afghanistan’s Helmand province, June 21, 2012. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Justin M. Boling

Marine Corps Capt. Brian Jordan, a UH-1Y Venom pilot, received the British Distinguished Flying Cross at the British Embassy in Washington, Feb. 12, 2014. He earned the award for actions that helped to save the lives of two British Grenadier Guards while deployed in Afghanistan’s Helmand province, June 21, 2012. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Justin M. Boling

Marine Corps Capt. Brian Jordan, a UH-1Y Venom pilot, received the British Distinguished Flying Cross at the British Embassy in Washington, Feb. 12, 2014. He earned the award for actions that helped to save the lives of two British Grenadier Guards while deployed in Afghanistan’s Helmand province, June 21, 2012. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Justin M. Boling

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