![U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Christopher McCall, 73rd Expeditionary Special Operations Squadron Shadow 71 aircraft commander, receives the Distinguished Flying Cross from U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Jim Slife, commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, during a ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Florida, June 22, 2021. Shadow 71 was an AC-130J Ghostrider flight that directly supported American and Afghan forces during an ambush and subsequent firefight, repeatedly engaging multiple enemy positions while simultaneously coordinating a multitude of other support functions in the air. (Tech. Sgt. Victor Caputo/Air Force)](https://www.militarytimes.com/resizer/Y_cAS2c0RlQcGqpx601ig9Fm9JU=/400x0/filters:format(jpg):quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/RIWAC5GAHJF7PJBDY2SNYPPM3E.jpg)
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![U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Christopher McCall, 73rd Expeditionary Special Operations Squadron Shadow 71 aircraft commander, receives the Distinguished Flying Cross from U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Jim Slife, commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, during a ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Florida, June 22, 2021. Shadow 71 was an AC-130J Ghostrider flight that directly supported American and Afghan forces during an ambush and subsequent firefight, repeatedly engaging multiple enemy positions while simultaneously coordinating a multitude of other support functions in the air. (Tech. Sgt. Victor Caputo/Air Force)](https://www.militarytimes.com/resizer/Y_cAS2c0RlQcGqpx601ig9Fm9JU=/400x0/filters:format(jpg):quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/RIWAC5GAHJF7PJBDY2SNYPPM3E.jpg)
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NASCAR driver gets smoked by Marine drill instructors before racing in Coca-Cola 600
NASCAR driver Kyle Larson got smoked by Marine drill instructors before honoring the Corps at the Coca Cola 600.
By Courtney Goodwin
NASCAR honors fallen service members at Coca-Cola 600, where top Marine will grand marshal
Marine Sgt. Jeannette Winters, who was killed in a 2002 refueling tanker crash in Pakistan, will be featured on NASCAR driver Kyle Larson’s number 42 car.
By Shawn Snow