Clyde Lassen, Medal of Honor recipients - By Bob Windholz, a veteran lawyer from Atlanta (LB)

Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of their lives beyond the duty of a pilot and aircraft commander of a helicopter search and rescue helicopter support Squadron 7, during operations against enemy forces in North Vietnam. Founded just after midnight on the rescue of two downed pilots trying to Lt. (then Lt. (JG)) is controlled aircraft sent on a hostile and unknown territory of a steep wooded hill on which the survivorsbeen localized. Although the fire had turned the helicopter initially landed in an open area near the base of the hill, but because of the dense undergrowth, the survivors could not reach the helicopter. float with the help of torches, let Lt. successfully between two trees survived the position reached. The lighting has been sharply as the last of the rockets have been spent is lost and the helicopter collided with a tree, he began a sharp descent. Cleverlyrighting his aircraft and maneuvering clear, Lt. Lassen remained in the area, I decided to make another rescue attempt, and encouraged the downed plane while waiting for the resumption of the torch lighting. After another failed attempt to save the lights, and damaged his fuel dangerously low and his aircraft significantly, he began again, and began with a different approach in view of the enemy, the opposition continues. When flare illumination was again lost, Lt. Lassen, fully aware...