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Title: MOH holder dies
Post by: Krusher on May 01, 2006, 09:40:24 AM

MOH Holder dies (http://www.armytimes.com/story.php?f=1-292925-1663288.php)


Michael J. Novosel Sr., a veteran of three wars, a Medal of Honor recipient and a major figure in Army aviation history, died April 2 at Walter Reed Army Medical Center after a long battle with cancer.

The 83-year-old retired chief warrant officer 4 earned the Medal of Honor for actions on Oct. 2, 1969, when he completed 15 hazardous combat extractions in a UH-1 Huey helicopter, saving the lives of 29 South Vietnamese soldiers who had been surrounded by enemy forces along the Cambodian border.

Title: MOH holder dies
Post by: Ripsnort on May 01, 2006, 09:42:44 AM

I remember seeing a History Channel Nam show about this particular extraction. Balls of steel.

Title: MOH holder dies
Post by: Maverick on May 01, 2006, 10:16:20 AM

Fair skies and tailwinds forever. Rest in peace, your duty is done and done well. Sir!