Navy Posthumously Awards Wings of Gold to Victims of Pensacola Shooting

The three American sailors killed during the deadly shooting at a U.S. Navy base in Pensacola have been awarded Wings of Gold by the U.S. Navy.
Navy Posthumously Awards Wings of Gold to Victims of Pensacola Shooting
The Pensacola Naval Air Station following a shooting in Pensacola, Fla., on Dec. 6, 2019. Josh Brasted/Getty Images
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The three American sailors killed on Dec. 6 during the deadly shooting at a U.S. Navy base in Pensacola, Florida, have been posthumously awarded Wings of Gold by the U.S. Navy.

On Tuesday, Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas B. Modly proclaimed Ensign Joshua K. Watson as a naval aviator, and Airman Mohammed S. Haitham and Airman Apprentice Cameron S. Walters as naval aircrewmen, according to a news release.
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