Duane D. Hackney
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Duane Dale Hackney was a United States Air Force pararescueman. He was the most decorated enlisted man in USAF history and the recipient of 28 decorations for valor in combat and more than 70 awards a
Duane D. Hackney as a technical sergeant
Chief master sergeant
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A chief master sergeant is the military rank for a senior non-commissioned officer in the armed forces of some countries.
Duane D. Hackney
…of 28 decorations for valor in combat and more than 70 awards and decorations in all. He served in the Air Force from 1965 to 1991, retiring as a chief master sergeant. A recipient of the Air Force Cross, he was the first living enlisted man to receive the medal, and at the time of its award he was its youngest…
A command chief master sergeant in the United States Air Force, left, speaking with a sergeant major in the United States Marine Corps