captain daniel h. utley of the u.s. army was killed in the north african country of mali just a few days ago on april 20, 2012. while on a training mission to help local citizens combat terrorism. dan was 33 years old. for his service to our country, captain utley received many medals, awards, and decorations, including the bronze star medal, the defense meritorious service medal, the army commendation medal, the joint service achievement medal, the army achievement medal, the joint meritorious unit award, the national defense service medal, the afghanistan combat medal with combat star, the global war on terror expeditionary medal, the global war on terror service medal, the korean defense service medal, the army service ribbon, the overseas service ribbon, and the nato medal. captain utley also received basic parachutist badge and his thailand jump wings. he was a great young man. he was a great son, says charlie, dan's father. he always put other people ahead of himself. he did an outstanding job while he was there.