So Capt. Melissa May in her own words was "rewarded" the
DSF.....interesting.

On Sat, 06 Dec 2003 00:23:02 GMT, Otis Willie
wrote:

3 Misawa pilots get Distinguished Flying Cross

(EXCERPT) , By Jennifer H. Svan, Stars and Stripes Pacific edition,
Saturday, December 6, 2003

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan — A medical condition once dashed Capt. Melissa
May’s dream of becoming an Air Force pilot.

Undeterred, May sought and received a medical waiver to attend pilot
training school several years after graduating from the Air Force
Academy in 1995.

Recently, May was among three F-16 pilots from Misawa’s 14th Fighter
Squadron awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for their achievements
during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

For the 30-year-old May, the medal validates that she belongs in the
elite group of Air Force fighter pilots.

“I never thought that ever in my life I would be flying fighters in a
war and getting rewarded for it,” she sai...

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