Retired U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Johnnie Yellock Sr. prepares to pass his son's Bronze Star Medal to Lt. Col. Chris Larkin, 23rd Special Tactics Squadron commander, during a ceremony for Staff Sgt. Johnnie Yellock Jr., 23rd STS combat controller, June 26, 2012 at Hurlburt Field, Fla. Yellock received the Bronze Star for his deployment to Afghanistan in 2011 -- a deployment in which he was significantly wounded by an Improvised Explosive Device.