Air Force Reserve Lt. Col. Craig R. Wells has been decorated with the Bronze Star Medal for supporting the mission of Operation Enduring Freedom in 2008.

He is the son of Donald E. and Carol E. Wells of Cambridge. Wells graduated from Cambridge High School in 1983.

The Bronze Star is awarded to an individual who, while serving in the U.S. armed forces, is credited with a heroic act, meritorious achievement or distinguished service during armed conflict or ground combat while engaged against an armed enemy of the United States.

For more details, see the Jan. 1 issue of the Cambridge Chronicle.