LTC ACE COZZALIO joined the Legion of Valor in 1984. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for actions as a helicopter pilot near Phu My Village in Dinh Tuong Province in Vietnam. When an infantry company was crossing an open field, one of the elements received fire from an enemy bunker. Despite intense fire, he hovered 10 feet above the bunker and destroyed the fortification.

LTC Cozzalio resided in California.