This daring Vietnam rescue finally results in Medal of Honor award

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This daring Vietnam rescue finally results in Medal of Honor award
By Todd South
Sep 1, 02:06 PM
Bristling with an assortment of rockets and mini-guns, this Cobra helicopter, its front end painted like a shark's snout, takes off on a mission from the central highlands base of Pleiku, Feb. 21, 1972. The chopper, flown by U.S. Army pilots, provides close air support for ground troops. (Jacques Tonnaire/AP)

Sgt. David Hill’s team leader gestured for him to get down. He and his two other teammates softly lowered themselves, careful not to make any noise.

Out on a standard reconnaissance mission, the four-soldier team had only moments ago reversed course after the team leader had used a Starlight scope to spot enemy soldiers blocking three sides around them in the pitch-black South Vietnam night.

PO1 William "Chip" Nagel SSG Michael Noll Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Cpl Vic Burk SGT Charlie Lee] Sgt (Join to see) PV2 Larry Sellnow SPC (Join to see) Amn Dale Preisach SGT Ruben Lozada 1SG Patrick Burke PO2 Marco Monsalve Lt Col Charlie Brown Maj Kim Patterson] SFC Ralph E Kelley SPC (Join to see) SSG William Jones LCpl James Klinicki Maj Ronald Scarpa SPC Robert Coventry