Congressional Gold Medal Going to 'Dustoff' Medevac Crews …
WEB1 day ago · To honor those who flew more than 496,000 Army medevac missions from May 1962 through March 1973, the House last week passed the Dustoff Crews of the Vietnam War Congressional Gold Medal Act.
Vietnam War ‘Dustoff’ helicopter crews to receive Congressional …
WEB4 days ago · The Dustoffs extracted 900,000 wounded U.S., Vietnamese, and allied soldiers from May 1962 to March 1973. The Army said the medevac crews had a one-in-three chance of becoming casualties themselves.
Vietnam War ‘Dustoff’ helicopter crews to ... - Anchorage Daily News
WEB3 days ago · Congressional testimony included the record of the 54th Medical Detachment, a Dustoff unit of about 30 soldiers with three UH-1 Huey helicopters. During one 10-month stretch of heavy fighting ...
U.S. Senate Passes Sen. Ossoff-Backed Bipartisan Bill to Award …
WEBMay 14, 2024 · The U.S. Senate passed the bipartisan Dustoff Crews of the Vietnam War Congressional Gold Medal Act, legislation Sen. Ossoff co-sponsored to honor Vietnam War Dustoff crew veterans.
Army Dustoff Crews from Vietnam War to be awarded …
WEBMay 14, 2024 · WASHINGTON, D.C.-Recently passed Senate legislation will recognize the efforts of Dustoff Crews during the Vietnam War and honor them with a collective Congressional Gold Medal.
Congressional Gold Medal Efforts Renewed – DUSTOFF
WEBSep 30, 2023 · Dustoff medical crew extracts wounded soldiers from a battlefield in Vietnam. Image courtesy of the United States Army. Legislation introduced in the U.S. Senate Sept. 14 seeks a congressional gold medal to collectively recognize the Vietnam War era’s DUSTOFF crews.
Cornyn, Warren Bill to Award Congressional Gold Medal to U.S.
WEBMay 10, 2024 · “During the Vietnam War, members of Dustoff Crews risked their own lives to rescue and provide critical care to wounded American soldiers,” said Sen. Warren. “This bill will recognize the heroic and life-saving actions of these service members by awarding them with the Congressional Gold Medal.”
Senate Passes Romney-Backed Bill to Award Congressional Gold …
WEBThe U.S. Senate today passed bipartisan legislation cosponsored by Senator Romney that would collectively award a group of Vietnam War veterans known as “Dustoff Crews” with the Congressional Gold Medal.
Dustoff Crews may get 'greatest honor' of Congressional Gold …
WEBMay 27, 2024 · Dustoff Crew members were among those killed in action, including Oregonians Rodney Keith Arnold, Joseph Gordon Brown, Terence Arnold Handley — all Army Chief Warrant officers — and Army...
MOAA Members Urging Congress to Honor Vietnam Dustoff …
WEBSep 14, 2021 · During the Vietnam War, aeromedical evacuation units — commonly called by their radio call sign, "Dustoff" — and medevac units evacuated over 900,000 casualties. Nearly 3,000 of those can be attributed to two MOAA members. Lt. Col. Chris Siedor, USA (Ret), and Lt. Col. Steve Vermillion, USA (Ret), both …
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