Vietnam War Medal of Honor Recipient. Served as Chief Master Sergeant United States Air Force assigned to the 1043d Radar Evaluation Squadron. He was stationed at the radar site, Lima 85, about 12 miles west of the Lao/NVN border in Phou Pha Thi, Houaphan province, Laos. While manning a defensive position at the classified site, it was overrun by enemy ground forces after a previous air attempt to destroy the site. He continued to fire on the enemy forces, denying them access to the site as well as communication, calling for an air rescue. The helicopter arrived, and he helped two men stationed at the site, SSgt John Daniel and Capt Stanley J Sliz, who were injured on the mountain ledge aboard the rescue. He was hit by gunfire that came through the floor of the helicopter and died minutes later. Eleven men were killed when the site was attacked. On September 21, 2010, Etchberger's Medal of Honor was posthumously awarded to his family by President Barack Obama at the White House.
Vietnam War Medal of Honor Recipient. Served as Chief Master Sergeant United States Air Force assigned to the 1043d Radar Evaluation Squadron. He was stationed at the radar site, Lima 85, about 12 miles west of the Lao/NVN border in Phou Pha Thi, Houaphan province, Laos. While manning a defensive position at the classified site, it was overrun by enemy ground forces after a previous air attempt to destroy the site. He continued to fire on the enemy forces, denying them access to the site as well as communication, calling for an air rescue. The helicopter arrived, and he helped two men stationed at the site, SSgt John Daniel and Capt Stanley J Sliz, who were injured on the mountain ledge aboard the rescue. He was hit by gunfire that came through the floor of the helicopter and died minutes later. Eleven men were killed when the site was attacked. On September 21, 2010, Etchberger's Medal of Honor was posthumously awarded to his family by President Barack Obama at the White House.
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