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The mission was aiding and delivering wounded to hospitals within the 'golden hour'
An Ashland resident who was a combat medic and did two tours in Vietnam as a Dustoff Medic, received a Congressional Gold ...
Livingston County News11h
Vietnam 'Dustoff' crews to be recognized with Congressional Gold Medal
The Dustoff Crews of the Vietnam War Congressional Gold Medal Act recognizes Army medical evacuation helicopter crew members — pilots, crew chiefs and medics — “who served honorably during the Vietnam ...
Temple Daily Telegram1d
‘I’m surprised I’m alive’: ‘Dustoff’ medical helicopter crews awarded congressional medal decades after Vietnam War
A distant whirling noise that kept getting louder was the sound of desperately needed help arriving in the raging chaos of ...
This veteran got cancer from radiation exposure serving the military. He's getting recognition now.
Marine Corps veteran James Despard was witnessed an atomic bomb at Operation Plumbbob in 1957. Read about his experience to ...
Northamptonshire Telegraph on MSN2d
Rushden RAF veteran who witnessed atomic bombs presented with Nuclear Test Medal for his service
Geoffrey Smith, now 86, was called up to do his two-year National Service at the age of 18, first being sent to RAF Wittering ...
Kerrville Daily Times2dOpinion
Vietnam Dustoff crews finally receive Congressional Gold Medal
On Sept. 26, 2024, the Dustoff Crews of the Vietnam War Congressional Gold Medal Act became law. President Joe Biden signed ...
Government Executive2d
Awards program spotlights the federal government’s ‘unsung heroes’ at a critical time for public service
The Arthur S. Flemming awards, co-coordinated by the George Washington University Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and ...