CHARLOTTE, N.C., June 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Goodrich
Corporation (NYSE:GR) provided a donation in support of the award
by the United States Air Force of a Silver Star to Captain
Francis Gary Powers, the renowned
U-2 pilot who was shot down over the Soviet Union in May
1960. This posthumous award was presented to Captain Powers'
son at a ceremony at the Cold War Museum in Washington, D.C. on June 15.
The Silver Star is the third-highest combat military decoration
that can be awarded to a member of any branch of the United States armed forces for valor in
the face of the enemy. It is awarded to a person who, while
serving in any capacity with the United
States armed forces, distinguishes himself or herself by
extraordinary heroism in action against an enemy of the United
States.
Mike Don, director of Strategic
Surveillance Systems for Goodrich ISR Systems explained, "We are
extremely honored to support the award of the Silver Star to
Captain Powers, the legendary pilot of this game-changing aircraft.
Today our SYERS-2 sensor is the premier image collector in the USAF
inventory and it would not have risen to this level of prominence
without the efforts of pilots such as Powers. The U-2
program's success has a direct path back to the determination and
bravery of Captain Powers which is recognized by the Silver Star
award."
The Cold War Museum is a charitable organization dedicated to
education, preservation, and research on the global, ideological,
and political confrontations between east and west from the end of
World War II to the dissolution of the Soviet Union. One of its aims has been to
establish the Cold War Museum as a permanent record local and
regional cold war history within the national museum in
Washington, DC.
Goodrich Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, is a global
supplier of systems and services to the aerospace and defense
industries. With one of the most strategically diversified
portfolios of products in the industry, Goodrich serves a global
customer base with significant worldwide manufacturing and service
facilities. For more information, visit
http://www.goodrich.com.
Goodrich Corporation operates through its divisions and as a
parent company for its subsidiaries, one or more of which may be
referred to as "Goodrich Corporation" in this press
release.
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