120215 - Bronze Star Ceremony

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Lt. Col. Josef Wein, 88th Operational Support Squadron commander, watches as Col. Bradley McDonald, 88th Air Base Wing commander, provides remarks during a bronze star ceremony at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Feb. 15, 2018. Wein received this medal for his work while deployed in 2017 to Syria. (U.S. Air Force photo by Wesley Farnsworth)

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Lt. Col. Josef Wein, 88th Operational Support Squadron commander, watches as Col. Bradley McDonald, 88th Air Base Wing commander, provides remarks during a bronze star ceremony at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Feb. 15, 2018. Wein received this medal for his work while deployed in 2017 to Syria. (U.S. Air Force photo by Wesley Farnsworth)

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Col. Bradley McDonald, 88th Air Base Wing commander, gives opening remarks during a bronze star ceremony for Lt. Col. Josef Wein, 88th Operational Support Squadron commander, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Feb. 15, 2018. Wein received this medal for his work while deployed in 2017 to Syria. (U.S. Air Force photo by Wesley Farnsworth)

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Lt. Col. Josef Wein, 88th Operational Support Squadron commander, watches as Col. Bradley McDonald, 88th Air Base Wing commander, provides remarks during a bronze star ceremony at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Feb. 15, 2018. Wein received this medal for his work while deployed in 2017 to Syria. (U.S. Air Force photo by Wesley Farnsworth)

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Lt. Col. Josef Wein, 88th Operational Support Squadron commander, watches as Col. Bradley McDonald, 88th Air Base Wing commander, provides remarks during a bronze star ceremony at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Feb. 15, 2018. Wein received this medal for his work while deployed in 2017 to Syria. (U.S. Air Force photo by Wesley Farnsworth)

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Col. Bradley McDonald, 88th Air Base Wing commander, pins a bronze star on the chest of Lt. Col. Josef Wein, 88th Operational Support Squadron commander, during a ceremony at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Feb. 15, 2018. Wein received this medal for his work while deployed in 2017 to Syria. (U.S. Air Force photo by Wesley Farnsworth)

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Col. Bradley McDonald, 88th Air Base Wing commander, presents Lt. Col. Josef Wein, 88th Operational Support Squadron commander, his bronze star certificate during a ceremony at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Feb. 15, 2018. Wein received this medal for his work while deployed in 2017 to Syria. (U.S. Air Force photo by Wesley Farnsworth)

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Col. Bradley McDonald, 88th Air Base Wing commander, joins the crowd in clapping for Lt. Col. Josef Wein, 88th Operational Support Squadron commander, after Wein received a bronze star during a ceremony at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Feb. 15, 2018. Wein received this medal for his work while deployed in 2017 to Syria. (U.S. Air Force photo by Wesley Farnsworth)

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Lt. Col. Josef Wein, 88th Operational Support Squadron commander, provides remarks after receiving a bronze star during a ceremony at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Feb. 15, 2018. Wein received this medal for his work while deployed in 2017 to Syria. (U.S. Air Force photo by Wesley Farnsworth)

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Lt. Col. Josef Wein, 88th Operational Support Squadron commander, provides remarks after receiving a bronze star during a ceremony at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Feb. 15, 2018. Wein received this medal for his work while deployed in 2017 to Syria. (U.S. Air Force photo by Wesley Farnsworth)

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Lt. Col. Josef Wein, 88th Operational Support Squadron commander, provides remarks after receiving a bronze star during a ceremony at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Feb. 15, 2018. Wein received this medal for his work while deployed in 2017 to Syria. (U.S. Air Force photo by Wesley Farnsworth)