Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Celiz was shot while shielding his comrades from enemy fire as they worked to save an injured ...

The “J” is a primary aerial refuelling aircraft for Marine fixed-wing jets and helicopters ... insert ground troops and perform medevac operations.The KC-130J offers a 57,500-pound fuel ...

As he finally did so, he was shot in the chest. The helicopter was just departing, but Celiz waved it off, concerned that it and the medevac team would be shot down, rendering his efforts in vain.