USAFA grad earns Airman’s Medal for saving lives of 3 swimmers
By Kristin Stewart, Jan. 16, 2018 EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- A 20th Space Control Squadron Airman who graduated from the Air Force Academy in 2015 was honored with an Airman's Medal for his actions Jan. 10. First Lt. Dominic Vicino distinguished himself by risking his life to save three others March 31 at Miramar Beach, Florida. That day, swimming was prohibited because of dangerous wildlife and life-threatening riptide conditions along the Gulf Coast. Vicino saw two people waving their arms approximately 100-yards offshore. “I realized they were in distress, so I dropped my belongings and bolted for the water...
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