PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, California -- The Silver Star was awarded to Col. (Ret.) William Reeder Jr. (second from right) and Chief Warrant Officer 4 (Ret.) Daniel Jones (right) in a ceremony here March 8 for bravery as Cobra helicopter pilots on April 14, 1972 in Vietnam. They attacked enemy forces that had a South Vietnamese battalion trapped, allowing survivors to escape. Among those survivors were, from left, Maj. (Ret.) John Duffy and former South Vietnamese Army officers Lt. Col. Li Van Me and Maj. Hai Phuong Doan. Congressman Sam Farr of California&#039;s 20th district (center) presented the Silver Stars.