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Maj. Gen. Matthew Glavy, shakes the hand of Capt. Peter Abramovs after awarding him the Air Medal at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., July 28, 2017. Abramovs was awarded the Air Medal for rescuing multiple Marines when his MV-22 Osprey experienced a hard landing on May 17, 2015. Abramovs was injured in the landing, but charged into the burning wreckage to help his fellow Marines. Glavy is the commanding general of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, and Abramovs is an AV-8B Harrier II pilot with Marine Attack Squadron 231, Marine Aircraft Group 14, 2D MAW. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Pfc. Skyler Pumphret/ Released)

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VMA-231 pilot receives Navy and Marine Corps Medal

30 Jul 2017 | Pfc. Skyler Pumphret 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing

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Capt. Peter Abramovs poses after being awarded the Air Medal during an awards ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., July 28, 2017. Abramovs was awarded the Air Medal for helping his fellow Marines escape the flaming wreckage of their MV-22 Osprey on May 17, 2017. The aircraft experienced a hard landing during a training exercise at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, O’ahu, Hawai’i. Abramovs is an AV-8B Harrier II pilot assigned to Marine Attack Squadron 231, Marine Aircraft Group 14, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Pfc. Skyler Pumphret/ Released)

VMA-231 pilot receives Air Medal

Photo by Pfc. Skyler Pumphret

Maj. Gen. Matthew Glavy, shakes the hand of Capt. Peter Abramovs during an awards ceremony aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., July 28, 2017. Abramovs was awarded the Air Medal for rescuing multiple Marines when his MV-22 Osprey experienced a hard landing on May 17, 2015. Abramovs was injured in the landing, but charged into the burning wreckage to help his fellow Marines. Glavy is the commanding general of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, and Abramovs is an AV-8B Harrier II pilot with Marine Attack Squadron 231, Marine Aircraft Group 14, 2nd MAW. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Pfc. Skyler Pumphret/ Released)

VMA-231 pilot receives Air Medal

Photo by Pfc. Skyler Pumphret

Maj. Gen. Matthew Glavy, talks to a crowd about Capt. Peter Abramovs during an awards ceremony aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., July 28, 2017. Abramovs was awarded the Air Medal for heroism while training at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, O’ahu, Hawai’i, on May 17, 2015. While conducting MV-22 Osprey training exercises, an aircraft conducted a hard landing at the training area, May 17, 2015. Although wounded during the hard landing, Abramovs returned to the downed aircraft multiple times in order to evacuate and aid his fellow Marines. Glavy is the commanding general of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, and Abramovs is an AV-8B Harrier II pilot with Marine Attack Squadron 231, Marine Aircraft Group 14, 2nd MAW. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Pfc. Skyler Pumphret/ Released)

VMA-231 pilot receives Air Medal

Photo by Pfc. Skyler Pumphret

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