 | Sept. 13, 2006 - Navy Secretary Donald C. Winter presented the Navy Cross to Cindy Axelson, widow of Petty Officer 2nd Class Matthew G. Axelson, and to Patsy Dietz, widow of Petty Officer 2nd Class Danny P. Dietz . . . for their valorous actions against the Taliban near Asadabad, Afghanistan on June 28, 2005.
The ceremony was fittingly held here at the U.S. Navy Memorial. “These were our men,” said Rear Adm. Joseph Maguire, commander of the Naval Special Warfare Command, at the start of the ceremony. Read Their Heroic Story Defense Dept. photo |
