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Lt. Col. Vincent Dawson (left), the executive officer of Marine Aircraft Group 41, Marine Forces Reserve, awards Cpl. David Qualls, a motor transport assistant operations chief with Marine Wing Support Squadron 471, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, MARFORRES, the Navy and Marine Corps medal at the 1st Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment headquarters in Houston, Texas, May 20, 2017. In 2014, Qualls helped save a man stuck in a burning vehicle. According to Qualls’ award summary, had he not arrived when he did, the man would have surely died. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Dallas Johnson)