Colonel Sanchez promoted

Eddie Sanchez, commander of the 452nd Aeromedical Staging Squadron, hugs his wife, Maria Sanchez, during his promotion to colonel March 28 in the Cultural Resources Center. Colonel Sanchez’s wife, mother and two children pinned on his new insignia. Colonel Sanchez has been in the Air Force since 1978 and at March Air Reserve Base since Aug. 2008. During the ceremony, Colonel Sanchez gave a special thank you to his uncle, a Vietnam veteran whose heroism was recognized with the Purple Heart and a Bronze Star with Valor. (U.S. Air Force photo)

Colonel Sanchez promoted

Published April 19, 2010
By 452 AMW
452 AMW

MARCH AIR RESERVE BASE, CALIF. -- Eddie Sanchez, commander of the 452nd Aeromedical Staging Squadron, hugs his wife, Maria Sanchez, during his promotion to colonel March 28 in the Cultural Resources Center. Colonel Sanchez's wife, mother and two children pinned on his new insignia. Colonel Sanchez has been in the Air Force since 1978 and at March since Aug. 2008. During the ceremony, Colonel Sanchez gave a special thank you to his uncle, a Vietnam veteran whose heroism was recognized with the Purple Heart and a Bronze Star with Valor.