Nighthawks of Honor recognizes Col. Dill
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Dill was a Distinguished Military Graduate from the class of 1962. Upon graduation, he completed the Infantry Officer's Basic Course and was assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division, serving in company-level assignments. He commanded two rifle companies and received two awards for valor during two tours in Vietnam. He earned the Army Commendation Medal with "V" and Silver Star in 1966, which recognized his fearless leadership while facing murderous fire from a numerically superior enemy near Dak To. In early 1969, he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and Bronze Star with "V" device for personally directing fires while in the air and on the ground during combined aviation and ground engagements.
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The ninth annual Operation Nighthawks of Honor ceremony will be held throughout this academic year, with an in-person ceremony honoring Dill at a home basketball doubleheader against Lander University on Feb. 14, 2024. All ticket sales from the doubleheader, which begins at 5:30 p.m., will be donated to the 麻豆精品在线播放 Boar's Head Brigade Corps of Cadets Endowed Scholarship Fund. Nighthawk Athletics has donated over $4,300 since the initiative's inception on the 14th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.
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