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Military Awards (Listed on Living Memorial Sculpture Garden Wall)LTC. Ace Alan Cozzalio 8/19/46 - 4/30/93 Entered Service in Feb.9, 1966 Placed on Temporary Disability May 7, 1987Every Medal of Valor below Medal of Honor including:Distinguished Service Cross (Entered into Legion of Valor) Silver Star Distinguished Flying Cross (3 Oak Leaf Clusters) Soldiers Medal Bronze Star Medal (1 Oak Leaf Cluster) Purple Heart (1 Oak Leaf Cluster) Meritorious Service Medal (1 Oak Leaf Cluster) Army Commendation Medal Army Achievement Medal Good Conduct Medal National Defense Service Medal Vietnam Service Medal w/ 1 Silver Star and 1 Bronze Star Armed Forces Reserve Medal Army Service Ribbon Overseas Service Ribbon Master Army Aviator Badge Air Assault Badge Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross w/ Palm Valorous Unit Award (1 Oak Leaf Cluster) Republic of Vietnam Civil Actions Medal Unit Citation Badge (2 Oak Leaf Clusters) Cambodian Crewchief Wings Air Medal 1/w V Device Expert (Rifle, Pistol)and all his life, a cowboy
Duty, Honor, Country Flight heroics: Bravery put Cozzalio among Army aviation eliteBy Fred L. Borch and Robert F. Dorr Special to the TimesAce Alan Cozzalio, who flew both OH-6A Cayuse and AH-1G HueyCobra helicopters in Vietnam, was a highly spirited aviator who earned the Distinguished Service Cross and many other awards for heroism in the air.Born in Oregon in 1946, Cozzalio grew up on his family?s ranch. He never forgot his roots, and frequently wore boots and a cowboy hat when not in uniform.After being drafted in 1966, Cozzalio obtained a commission through Officer Candidate School and became a helicopter pilot. He arrived in South Vietnam in December 1967 for what became an 18-month tour of duty.?He was unquestionably one of the top helicopter pilots to come out of Vietnam,? said retired Lt. Col. Mike Sloniker, a fellow helicopter pilot. ?He led from the front and never asked a subordinate to do something he had not already done.?In Vietnam, Cozzalio was assigned to D Troop, 3rd Squadron, 5th Cavalry, 9th Infantry Division. He flew the OH-6A, a lightly armed observation helicopter.In 1968, while serving as an aero-scout section commander, then-1st Lt. Cozzalio received the Soldier?s Medal for risking his life to rescue aviators from a burning aircraft that had been shot down in hostile territory.Later that year, flying his OH-6A, Cozzalio repeatedly attacked Viet Cong positions and made low-level bombing runs, despite an intense barrage that shattered the Plexiglas windshield on his aircraft. His heroism in the air earned him his third Distinguished Flying Cross.When he was due to rotate back to the U.S. in December 1968, Cozzalio decided instead to extend his tour by six months. He also learned how to fly the AH-1G gunship.On Jan. 25, 1969, Cozzalio again demonstrated he was totally focused in combat.An infantry company was crossing an open field near Phu My village in Dinh Thuong Province when it suddenly came under fire from an enemy bunker complex. Five men were killed and others wounded. Cozzalio decided that his HueyCobra was not sufficiently maneuverable to attack the Viet Cong positions, so he landed his gunship and switched to an OH-6A.According to Army records, Cozzalio returned to the area. Despite intense small-arms, machine-gun and anti-aircraft fire, he ?hovered 10 feet above the bunker and made a nose dive, destroying the fortification with mini-gun fire and fragmentation grenades.?Cozzalio landed and briefed the ground commander on how to assault what remained of the enemy force. He returned to his AH-1G and kept the enemy pinned down until the American soldiers could overrun them.For this action, Cozzalio was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross.After Vietnam, Cozzalio commanded an attack helicopter company and later an aviation training battalion.Cozzalio contracted a virus in the mid-1980s that damaged his heart. He was medically retired in 1986.In 1993, after a long wait, Cozzalio received a heart transplant. Tragically, his body rejected the new organ and he died on April 30 of that year. Still, he remains a larger-than-life personality in the Army?s aviation community.Fred L. Borch retired from the Army after 25 years and is now the regimental historian for the Judge Advocate General?s Corps. He is the author of ?Kimmel, Short and Pearl Harbor,? an analysis of the December 1941 attack on Hawaii. His e-mail address is [email protected]. Co-author Robert F. Dorr, an Air Force veteran, lives in Oakton, Va. His e-mail address is [email protected].
I'll narrow it down for you...I DO NOT LIKE COUNTRY!!!!
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