Lithia Springs, Georgia, is a small town with a big hero - Chief Warrant Officer Ronald D. Young, Jr. Young and another officer were forced to land their Apache attack helicopter in heavy fighting in central Irag during Operation Iraqi Freedom. The officers were detained by the Iraqi army, mistreated and forced to appear on-camera. Members of the First Marine Expeditionary Force rescued Young and the other officer south of Tikrit.

Upon returning home Chief Warrant Officer Young was reunited with members of his family who had flown in from Atlanta, a few miles east of Lithia Springs. He attended church with President George W. Bush the next morning, calling it the greatest day of his life.