[U.S. President Barack Obama awards posthumously the Medal of Honor to Chief Master Sergeant Richard L. Etchberger and speaks on his courageous actions on March 11, 1968 in Laos].

President Barack Obama recounts the actions of Medal of Honor recipient Chief Master Sergeant Richard L. Etchberger, U.S. Air Force, during a ceremony at the White House. Obama explains why Etchberger’s actions on March 11, 1968 in Laos have been classified and unrecognized for over forty years. Chi...

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Other Authors: Obama, Barack (Speaker), Cyr, David H. (Speaker)
Language:English
Published: [United States] : Whitehouse.gov, [2010]
Subjects:
Etchberger, Richard L.
Medal of Honor > Biography.
Courage > Laos.
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Biography.
Award presentations (Television programs)
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Physical Description:1 electronic audio file (17 min., 59 sec.) : digital, WAV, MP3 files.
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President Barack Obama recounts the actions of Medal of Honor recipient Chief Master Sergeant Richard L. Etchberger, U.S. Air Force, during a ceremony at the White House. Obama explains why Etchberger’s actions on March 11, 1968 in Laos have been classified and unrecognized for over forty years. Chief Etchberger receives the award posthumously. An unidentified speaker reads the official Congressional citation as the President presents the medal to Chief Etchberger’s family. Air Force Deputy Chief of Chaplains, Brigadier General David H. Cyr, delivers the invocation and the benediction.
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Call Number:Voice 16215
Playing Time:00:17:59
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Recorded White House East Room, Sept. 21, 2010.