U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Patrick Murphy, left, the adjutant general of New York salutes U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Erik Blom, center, during a Bronze Star award ceremony at Westhampton Beach, N.Y., Dec. 6, 2013. Blom and five other members assigned to the 103rd Rescue Squadron, 106th Rescue Wing, New York Air National Guard, received the Bronze Star with V for Valor for their actions during a rescue mission in Afghanistan, Dec. 10, 2012...