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I 110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 766 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 31, 2007 Mr. Holden introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To waive the time limitations specified by law in order to allow the Medal of Honor to be awarded posthumously to Richard L. Etchberger of Hamburg, Pennsylvania, for acts of valor on March 11, 1968, while an Air Force Chief Master Sergeant serving in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam era.

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Waiver of time limitations on award of Medal of Honor to Richard L. Etchberger, for acts of valor during Vietnam era

(a)

Waiver of Time Limitations

Notwithstanding the time limitations specified in section 8744(b) of title 10, United States Code, or any other time limitation with respect to the awarding of certain medals to persons who served in the Air Force, the President may award the Medal of Honor posthumously under section 8741 of that title to Richard L. Etchberger, of Hamburg, Pennsylvania, for the acts of valor described in subsection (b). (b)

Action Described

The acts of valor referred to in subsection (a) are the actions of Air Force Chief Master Sergeant Richard L. Etchberger on March 11, 1968, while on a secret mission manning a radar station in Laos, in fighting off attackers armed with automatic rifles and then, while under enemy fire, loading three wounded comrades into a helicopter hoist, before he was killed by enemy fire while finally being hoisted by helicopter.