Face of Defense: Airman Survives Wounds to Save Others

Face of Defense: Airman Survives Wounds to Save Others

By Air Force Capt. Kristen D. Duncan
Air Force Special Operations Command

HURLBURT FIELD, Fla., Sept. 27, 2011 – When Air Force Staff Sgt. Robert Gutierrez Jr. was shot in the chest during a mission in Afghanistan, he knew he may have only minutes to live. He also knew that as the only qualified joint terminal attack controller there, he had to stay alive for the sake of his battle buddies.

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