FORT RUCKER, Ala. -- The U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence and Fort Rucker commanding general received his second star today during a ceremony at the U.S. Army Aviation Museum on post.
Hundreds of soldiers, Army Aviation leaders, civilian employees, family members and local officials honored Maj. Gen. Anthony G. Crutchfield and his accomplishment.
Crutchfield's wife, Kim, and brother, Sgt. 1st Class Todd Crutchfield, stood with the general as retired Army Lt. Gen. Thomas Metz, a former mentor of Crutchfield's, and Donald Adkins, Crutchfield's father-in-law, pinned the new rank on the general.
After putting on the new rank, Crutchfield thanked his former military mentors, his fellow soldiers, local civilian leaders and his family.
"Those soldiers, those countless soldiers-some of them are here now-they did the heavy lifting. They lifted me up-that's why I'm here," Crutchfield said. "And to the communities around Fort Rucker that surround us like a blanket-it's like a security blanket to me. That's why I'm here."
The general closed the ceremony by thanking his wife for her love and support throughout his career.
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