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Hello and welcome to around the Air

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Force . I'm Staff Sergeant Sean

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Hostetler . The lance piece . I John

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Award was created in 1981 and

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recognizes individuals who have

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demonstrated the highest qualities of

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leadership . Michelle Michael gives us

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some insight into the award's namesake .

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When you go inside the office of a man

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who is about to be a one star general .

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There's written proof why there are a

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lot of heroes in Air Force history .

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Colonel Allen Jamerson won't give you a

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history lesson unless you ask about

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that one award sitting on the top shelf .

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The reason he sits here today , the

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award is the Air Force's Premier

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Leadership Award . Like most young

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officers . Jamerson knew all about the

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award , but he knew almost nothing

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about the man whose name is on the

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plaque . Several years went by before

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Jamerson read a book called into the

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mouth of a cat . 46 days he crawled

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through the jungle , evading his north

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Vietnamese captors . Eventually Saigon

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was captured , he escaped and he was

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captured again , held as a prisoner of

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war . I've tried to do my best all the

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time I've tried , you know . Um and you

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never quit under tough circumstances .

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You never quit . Which leads me to

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today in today's Air Force in

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particular . These are some of the

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toughest times we've ever been through

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with budget cuts and try trying to

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fight multiple operations around the

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world . An Air Force facing cuts , both

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in budget and bodies and an Air Force

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still doing its job in the spirit and

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style of Lance piece . I john reporting

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from wright patterson Air Force Base

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Ohio , this is Michelle Michael . For

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more on today's top stories . Be sure

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to check out the Air Force's official

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website . A flink from Air Force

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Studios at Fort Meade in Maryland . I'm

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Staff Sergeant Sean Hospital like that .

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Mm .

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Okay .