Congressional Gold Medal for Vietnam Army Air Ambulance Crews
Sep 17, 2024 · The DUSTOFF Association celebrates the passage of the bill that honors the Vietnam DUSTOFF Crews with the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest civilian honor. The bill recognizes the heroic helicopter ambulance crews who rescued over 900,000 individuals during the …
Vietnam War-era "Dustoff" crews honored with Congressional Gold Medal
20 hours ago · During the Vietnam War, U.S. Army medevac teams flew into hostile combat areas, rescuing an estimated 900,000 wounded soldiers and Vietnamese civilians over the course of 11 years. Nearly 50 years ...
Heroes of Vietnam's medical missions: Dustoff crews honored …
The Congressional Gold Medal is America's highest civilian honor. To honor every Dustoff crew member, the U.S. Mint will strike just one gold medallion, which will be displayed at Fort Sam Houston ...
'No Hesitation': Vietnam's Lifesaving 'Dustoff' Medevac Crews to …
Sep 23, 2024 · 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...
Vietnam’s heroic ‘Dustoff’ crews to receive Congressional Gold Medal
Oct 21, 2024 · Vietnam War Dustoff crews are credited with evacuating more than 900,000 people from 1962 to 1973. In 2015, I discovered that no unit from Vietnam had been awarded a Congressional Gold Medal, the only such war in our history.
Vietnam War ‘Dustoff’ helicopter crews to receive Congressional Gold Medal
Sep 20, 2024 · The Dustoff Crews of the Vietnam War Congressional Gold Medal Act won final approval this week. It honors the estimated 3,000 pilots, medics, and crew who flew between combat zones and...
Vietnam Dustoff Crews to Receive Congressional Gold Medal
Sep 25, 2024 · Their efforts and those of other supporters paid off: Congress passed the Dustoff Crews of the Vietnam War Congressional Gold Medal Act on Sept. 17; President Joe Biden signed the bill into law Sept. 26.
Vietnam War’s ‘Dustoff’ crews to receive highest civilian honor
2 days ago · On September 24, 2024, President Joe Biden signed legislation awarding Dustoff crew members the highest civilian honor, the Congressional Gold Medal, for their “extraordinary heroism and ...
MEDCoE hosts ceremony, recognizes passing of 'Dustoff Crews of …
Oct 30, 2024 · On Sept. 26, 2024, President Joe Biden signed the “Dustoff Crews of the Vietnam War Congressional Gold Medal Act” into law. This gold medal recognizes the pilots, crew chiefs and medics who “served honorably during the Vietnam War aboard helicopter air ambulances.”
MEDCoE hosts ceremony, recognizes passing of "Dustoff Crews of …
Oct 29, 2024 · The U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence hosted a ceremony to recognize the passing of the Dustoff Crews of the Vietnam War Congressional Gold Medal Act. The act honors the pilots, crew chiefs ...