Attorney honored for heroism during the Vietnam War

(EXCERPT) Florida litigator Thomas K. Equels, an Army aviator who was
honored seven times for heroism during the Vietnam War, has been
inducted into the Distinguished Flying Cross Society, an elite society
comprised exclusively of war heroes who received the highest honor for
military flying.

During the course of his service in Vietnam, Equels, managing director
of the law firm Holtzman Equels, was awarded two Distinguished Flying
Crosses, the Purple Heart, the Bronze Star, 15 air medals and the
Vietnam Cross of Gallantry.

Equels will be inducted into the Distinguished Flying Cross Society
during an annual ceremony in San Diego this fall. According to Stanley
B. Grey, president of the southeast Florida chapter, the military has
only awarded a select few with the cross since its introduction in
1926.

Equels' first Distinguished Flying Cross was awarded for a successful
rescue mission during the fir...

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