Happy Birthday to Lt Col Gregory Etzel, an Air Force rescue helicopter pilot who was awarded the Air Force Cross for flying into North Vietnam to rescue a downed pilot in 1967. Greg was born on April 9, 1936. Fewer than 200 people have ever been awarded the Air Force Cross, making it one of the rarest decorations for Valor awarded by any branch of the United States Military: veterantributes.org/TributeDetail.php?recordID=1523
Posted on: Thu, 10 Apr 2014 03:45:06 +0000