So often lately I've heard the comment that many have been paying tribute to Michael Jackson after his death while we have heros who lose their life protecting and serving for our country and they seem to go unnoticed. Today our local news website announced the honor of an airman from our local Nellis Air Force Base.
Air Force Airman 1st Class Jesse M. Samek, 21, of Rogers, Ark.; assigned to the 66th Rescue Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.; died Oct. 21, 2004, from injuries he received when an Air Force HH-60 helicopter aircraft crashed during a medical evacuation mission in Afghanistan. You can read the rest of the story on his military service here.
Our local news station KLAS-TV Channel 8, writes a Nellis Air Force Base airman who became the base's first post 9/11 combat death was honored at the base Monday.
Airman 1st Class Jesse M. Samek will be a part of every Nellis airman's life for years to come. Nellis AFB has named the Nellis Airmen's Center after him in hopes no one will forget the young man's life.
Please read the rest of this story about Nellis AFB and comments from his mother here.
We hold the family and friends of Airman Jesse Samek in our prayers.
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