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Dave Van De Brake
Dave Van De Brake

'Dave Van De Brake{Birth date:August 2nd 1960,Birth Place"Memphis Tennessee} {is a former United States Air Force officer, flying Combat Camera Man, and test pilot}. In the 1980's Van De Brake had tried to become a para rescue man, Van De Brake passed the whole training but they later found a broken bone so he could not proceed so they send him down to an officer and the officer gave him a book to look over for a night and look for a new job in the Air Force.Dave the next day found the Job of Combat Camera Man and knew he wanted to do that.Van De Brake's career began in the late years of the cold war as a CCM he was also in Golf War,Dessert Storm,And was around the world plenty of times

Early life and education David was born in 1960 in Memphis Tennessee and grew up with 2 cruel sisters and a brother Dave moved a lot. and in High School decided to Drop Out and join the Military.But before this, Dave always liked to sing and dance and rock to an old southern song from early 1950's or early 1960's(late 1960;s turned to drugs and alcohol and bad vibes) but Dave still wore his hair slicked back with (Greasy Kid Stuff) and he still played that early 1960's music even at the age of 2 Dave was singing at weddings he has a voice of an Angel and him And his son still sing Old song together

Important Medals/Awards Big text

David received the Bronze Star from Ronald Reagan for HEROIC OR MERITORIOUS ACHIEVEMENT he earned this by Taking video under fire while engaging the enemy with his gun with the HUGE camera in his hand he said he couldn't have done it without his squad which doesn't surprise me he said that because he is not one to take credit.Dave also got a Liberation Of Kuwait medal,Dave received many medals through his Air Force career but those are two I can think of... His Dad's History

Dave's Dad was a WWII veteran his job was too run into nuclear bomb and test the gear out to see if it works Dave's dad joined the Marines and got this job at the age of 15 at the age of 15 he ran away from home and got a job at a gas station but his dad got a signature from his boss signing as his parent(Even though the Owner was not his parent)so after the Marines he joined the Navy.Sadly due to cancer(Because of all the radiation he was exposed to)his father died in 2014.

Combat Facts {David was in active duty for 28 years but retired in 2005} {Wars he was in:Afghanistan,Golf War,Cold War,Dessert Storm} [Met with 4 presidents] {Worked Mainly with F-16's} {Was told to become Chief of his Squad on the first day of training} [Favorite Squadron he flew with was the Flying Tigers](American) [When dave worked in the forest he god very sick with a deadly disease and after they healed him the wanted to send him home but instead of that he walked out of the room.] {Captured some of the best shots/Video]

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