'An Operational Puzzle:' Preventing Future Plane Crashes
James Cash has spent nearly three decades working to solve, and prevent, plane crashes.
Over the years, Cash has played a pivotal role in the development and use of sophisticated audio, video and data recording devices used to help airlines and other transportation providers determine the causes of accidents, correct serious deficiencies and potentially save countless lives. His job has evolved from extracting information from tape recordings to the use of sophisticated electronic technology.
For his lifetime of work, Cash was a recipient of the 2012 Service to America Medal Career Achievement Award.
Watch how Cash spent his career helping put to rest the mysteries behind some of the nation's most notorious air travel incidents:
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Presented to outstanding public servants by the nonprofit Partnership for Public Service, and sponsored in part by Bloomberg, Booz Allen Hamilton, The Boston Consulting Group, Chevron and United Technologies Corporation, the prestigious Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals awards are offered in nine categories. To nominate a federal employee for a 2013 medal go to servicetoamericamedals.org .
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