Kamis, 06 April 2017

Hall of Valor | Bernie Fisher

First recipient of the Air Force Medal of Honor. On March 9, 1966, some 2,000 North Vietnamese attacked the isolated A Shau Special Forces camp, defended by 17 Green Berets, 210 local militiamen and a company of Mobile Strike Force (Mike Force) troops. Air Force efforts to drop supplies, evacuate wounded and engage the enemy …

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