The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 2, 1926, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross to Captain (Armor) George Douglas Kunkel, United States Army, for heroism while participating in aerial flight on 20 December 1989, during Operation JUST CAUSE, while assigned to Company B, 16th Special Operations Aviation Group (Airborne), 1st Special Operations Command, Fort Campbell, Kentucky.