Helicopter crew and medical staff decorated posthumously

Helicopter crew and medical staff decorated posthumously

BELGRADE -- President Tomislav Nikolic has posthumously decorated the crew of a military helicopter and medical workers who died in a crash in Belgrade on March 13.

The helicopter crashed killing the six, and a baby they were transporting for medical treatment.

The president decorated the helicopter pilots and health care workers with the Medal of Milos Obilic, awarded for exceptional bravery, at a session of the Commission on Decorations held early on Wednesday, said Tanjug.

The helicopter crew consisted of Omer Mehic, Milovan Djukaric, Nebojsa Trajic, Ensign Ivan Miladinovic. Medical workers Dzevad Ljajic and Miroslav Veselinovic from Novi Pazar were also posthumously decorated.