Wyden honors Dustoff Crews for work in Vietnam
OREGON CITY, Ore. (KOIN) -- During the Vietnam War, Dustoff Crews were special medivac helicopter crews that landed in dangerous area to pick up wounded soldiers and whisk them to a hospital. They risked their lives to evacuate hundreds of thousands over an 11-year period beginning in 1962.
On Saturday, Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden -- who is working on a bill to award a collective Congressional Gold Medal to Dustoff Crew members -- was in Oregon City saluting some of them for their service, including Gary Hagen.
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