Airman Killed in Laos to Get Medal of Honor 2010-09-04 Richard Etchberger died in Laos in 1968, saving fellow Americans at a top-secret radar station overrun by North Vietnamese commandos. He was nominated that year for the Medal of Honor. But there was a problem: The U.S. was not supposed to have troops in Laos. President Lyndon B. Johnson declined to award the medal. That was then.
The detachment was re-formed in April 1988. Our members represent all walks of civilian life and all ranks from within the Marine Corps. We are honored to have as associate members, veterans of other branches of the military services.
