Photo by Senior Airman Curt Beach | Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson | 05.07.2018
Cory Etchberger and Tracy Megenney, son and granddaughter of Medal of Honor recipient Chief Master Sgt. Richard Etchberger, pose for a photo with Airmen at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, May 7, 2018. Cory and Tracy visited JBER to share their loved one’s story with Airmen. Etchberger’s acts of extraordinary heroism during the Vietnam War at Lima Site 85, in Laos, March 11, 1968,......
Photo by Senior Airman Curt Beach | Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson | 05.07.2018
A replica of Chief Master Sgt. Richard Etchberger’s Medal of Honor sits on display during a presentation at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, May 7, 2018. The medal was awarded posthumously to Etchberger, who is the only E-9 of any U.S. military branch to receive the Medal of Honor. During the Vietnam War at Lima Site 85, in Laos, March 11, 1968, Etchberger’s entire crew lay dead or......
Photo by Senior Airman Curt Beach | Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson | 05.07.2018
Cory Etchberger, son of Medal of Honor recipient Chief Master Sgt. Richard Etchberger, shares his father’s story at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, May 7, 2018. Chief Etchberger’s acts of extraordinary heroism during the Vietnam War at Lima Site 85, in Laos, March 11, 1968, saved the lives of three Airmen. He is the only E-9 of any U.S. military branch to receive the Medal of......
