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Year Honored
2016
Honoree
David J. Schneider, Jr.
Title
EMS Pilot
Agency
Native Air
Agency City
Globe
Agency State
Arizona
Last Call
12/15/2015
Cause of Death
Air Medical Crash
Biography
On the evening of December 15, 2015, Native Air 5, while returning to base in Globe, Arizona, Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport, crashed into the Superstitions Mountains. David Schneider's career as a pilot spanned 25 years. He was no stranger to serving, not only his community in EMS, but his country. In the U.S. Army, he was a Warrant Officer and a special operations pilot serving multiple combat tours in the Middle East.