The U.S. military said it was continuing to look for the seven missing service members who were aboard the aircraft.
Staff Sgt. Jake Galliher, 24, is survived by his wife Ivy and two sons, ages 2 and 7 weeks.
"Before I depart this land of the living, I'd love to feel the thunder of doom inside an Abrams MBT," he said.
Staff Sgt. Todd Darter helped rescue Sgt. Mark Garcia and his son from a car crash in September.
Staff Sgt. Tanner W. Grone was one of five Army special operations aviators killed when their helicopter crashed in the Mediterranean Sea on Nov. 10.
Capt. Carlos Mendoza and Staff Sgt. Morgan Reed received the medals Nov. 9.
Gen. Eric Smith signaled his desire to resume the commandant job when he can and wished Marines a happy birthday.
“We’re Marines till we die,” a Silver Star recipient says in the video. “And we require a two-week notice for that.”
Staff Sgt. Kory Wade's body was recovered from Arizona's Roosevelt Lake after a multi-day search in June.
Senior Enlisted Adviser to the Chairman Troy Black becomes the top enlisted voice on quality-of-life and combat readiness issues for the joint force.
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