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From a notice put out by the New Hampshire National Guard Public Affairs Officer today:
"An aircrew from the 238th MEDEVAC Company, NHARNG, will receive the NH Congressional Law Enforcement Award on Sunday, Oct. 23, at 6 p.m. at the NH Police Standards and Training Facility in Concord.
Capt. Peter Cartmell, Chief Warrant Officer (Ret.) Zachary Lane, Staff Sgt. Matthew Stoher and Sgt. 1st Class Alan Robinson will honored along with NH Fish and Game by New Hampshire's congressional delegation for its search and rescue of two lost hikers on Franconia Ridge on Feb. 11, 2008.
"With winds gusting up to 65 knots and freezing fog causing ice buildup on the blades, it was the most extreme mission for a NH Army Guard search and rescue crew in the last 20 years," said Col. Frank Leith, the state Army aviation officer at the time, in a story for the Spring 2008 edition of New Hampshire National Guard magazine.
It was one of three separate rescue operations performed by the 238th in a span of nine days under fierce weather conditions.
Cartmell will be receiving the award for the second time."
I believe this is for the rescue described by Tom Ryan near the end of Following Atticus.
"An aircrew from the 238th MEDEVAC Company, NHARNG, will receive the NH Congressional Law Enforcement Award on Sunday, Oct. 23, at 6 p.m. at the NH Police Standards and Training Facility in Concord.
Capt. Peter Cartmell, Chief Warrant Officer (Ret.) Zachary Lane, Staff Sgt. Matthew Stoher and Sgt. 1st Class Alan Robinson will honored along with NH Fish and Game by New Hampshire's congressional delegation for its search and rescue of two lost hikers on Franconia Ridge on Feb. 11, 2008.
"With winds gusting up to 65 knots and freezing fog causing ice buildup on the blades, it was the most extreme mission for a NH Army Guard search and rescue crew in the last 20 years," said Col. Frank Leith, the state Army aviation officer at the time, in a story for the Spring 2008 edition of New Hampshire National Guard magazine.
It was one of three separate rescue operations performed by the 238th in a span of nine days under fierce weather conditions.
Cartmell will be receiving the award for the second time."
I believe this is for the rescue described by Tom Ryan near the end of Following Atticus.
