IAFF Brothers: CPT. Thomas Dunn, SSG. Ron Benavidez, SGT. Heath Petty, SGT. Zach Menzie, and of the US Army C Co 1-171^ST AVN RGT presented the IAFF Local 244 Executive Board with an American flag. This flag was flown from a UH-60 Blackhawk MEDEVAC Helicopter on September 11, 2011 while conducting a mission to evacuate wounded Coalition Forces operating in the Helmand Provence of Afghanistan. Brother Benavidez attended the Executive Board meeting on September 20, 2012 and honored the membership with this profound gift and gesture of appreciation. We are all humbled to have received this honor from these courageous men who have returned home safely from serving our Country and will continue serving their community as Firefighters and Paramedics.