Published June 02, 2015
Tech. Sgt. Kevin Whalen (right) sitting on a Special Forces Humvee in Afghanistan. To his right is a Mk 19 automatic grenade launcher mounted on the vehicle. (U.S. Air Force photo)
Tech. Sgt. Kevin Whalen received the Purple Heart while in a field hospital in Afghanistan. He later gave that Purple Heart medal to a wounded Afghan soldier. (U.S. Air Force photo)
Special Forces team in Afghanistan. Tech. Sgt. Kevin Whalen is first on the left, wearing the cap now on display at the National Museum of the United States Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo)
DAYTON, Ohio - Part of the Warrior Airmen exhibit in the Cold War Gallery at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo)
The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force is located at:
1100 Spaatz Street Wright-Patterson AFB OH 45433
(near Dayton, Ohio)