"They never got the recognition from the Marine Corps at the time that I feel they deserved, so that is why I am doing this. I'll be reading their account into the House Journal — which is a weekly record of everything that was spoken in the House each week — under what is referred to as a "unanimous consent."
He says the men were not formally recognized for their actions in January 1967. There was talk, he said, of nominating Lt. Flick for a Navy Cross, but it never went up the chain of command.
kAmw6 D2JD E92E E96 2EE:EF56 @7 E96 |2C:?6 r@CAD :? ':6E?2> 324< E96? H2D E92E E96 >6? H6C6 Q;FDE 5@:?8 E96:C ;@3]Q |4r2CE9J[ 9@H6G6C[ 368D E@ 5:776C]k^Am
kAmQx7 x 925 E96 2FE9@C:EJ E@ A:? 2 >652= @? E96>[ x H@F=5 — 3FE x 5@?VE[ D@ x 7:8FC6 2== x 42? 5@ :D C64@8?:K6 E96> 7@C H92E E96J 5:5 @? E92E 52J :? `hef H96? ?:?6 @7 E96> H6C6 2>3FD965 3J c_ E@ d_ @7 E96 6?6>J 2?5 E96:C G2=@C EFC?65 E96 E:56[Q D2:5 |4r2CE9J]k^Am
kAm{:<6 |4r2CE9J[ E96 |:<6 r@>A2?J %9:C5 q2EE2=:@? aeE9 |2C:?6 #68:>6?E G6E6C2?D 2C6 ?@H AFD9:?8 g_]k^Am
kAmx? 255:E:@? E@ E96 E9C66[ E96 8C2?5D@? @7 E96 =2E6 {2?46 rA=] r=2F5 |FCA9J 2=D@ >2J 36 23=6 E@ 86E =62G6 7C@> E96 }2GJ 2?5 2EE6?5[ D2:5 |4r2CE9J[ E9@F89 E92E H2D ?@E 46CE2:? 2D @7 AC6DD E:>6]k^Am
kAm|4r2CE9J 92D C6D62C4965 E96:C DE@CJ D:?46 E96 52J 96 D2H 9:D 7C:6?5 u=:4< 2?5 E9C66 @E96C H@F?565 |2C:?6D :? E96 36==J @7 2 96=:4@AE6C E92E 2=D@ H2D EC2?DA@CE:?8 @?6 @7 9:D @H? (xpD WH@F?565 :? 24E:@?X] p =@?86C G6CD:@? @7 E96 244@F?E H:== D@>652J 36 A2CE @7 2 >6>@:C 96 :D HC:E:?8]k^Am
kAmu@C 7FCE96C :?7@C>2E:@? 23@FE E96 yF?6 ` G:D:E 2?5 5:??6C[ 42== |4r2CE9J 2E We_bX bde\h`e_[ 6>2:= 9:> 2E k2 9C67lQ>2:=E@iD6C6?5:A:EJhaao8>2:=]4@>QmD6C6?5:A:EJhaao8>2:=]4@>k^2m @C 42== s624@? $EC66E 2E We_bX bde\hab`]k^Am
kAmq6=@H :D |4r2CE9JVD DE2E6>6?E[ E@ 36 C625 :?E@ E96 }6H w2>AD9:C6 $E2E6 w@FD6 y@FC?2= yF?6 `ik^Am
kAmp %p{t ~u 'p{~#k^Am
kAmQx? 9@?@C @7 |6>@C:2= s2J[ x H@F=5 =:<6 E@ C642== 2? 6G6?E E92E @44FCC65 d_ J62CD 28@ E9:D A2DE y2?F2CJ] %96 bC5 32EE2=:@?[ aeE9 |2C:?6 #68:>6?E H2D @A6C2E:?8 :? 2? 2C62 <?@H? 2D E96 r@ q: %92?9 %2? '2==6J] %96 >F49\46=63C2E65 2FE9@C q6C?2C5 u2==[ :? 9:D 3@@< @7 E96 D2>6 E:E=6[ C676CC65 E@ E96 2C62 2D Q%96 $EC66E (:E9@FE y@J]Q !=62D6 >2<6 2 >6?E2= ?@E6 ]]] 2=E9@F89 x D92== C642== ?F>6C@FD 56D6CG:?8 5:DA=2JD @7 G2=@C 2?5 4@FC286[ ?@E 2 D:?8=6 564@C2E:@? H2D 2H2C565 7@C 2?J @7 E96 24ED 56D4C:365 96C6:?]k^Am
kAmQ|:<6 r@>A2?J H2D @? 2 C64@??2:DD2?46 :? 7@C46 @A6C2E:@?[ H:E9 {E] y6CCJ u=:4<VD E9:C5 A=2E@@? @? A@:?E] t2C=J E92E >@C?:?8[ E96J 42>6 FA@? 2 `d\7@@E\H:56[ C28:?8 E@CC6?E @7 2 DEC62>[ 42CCJ:?8 CF?@77 7C@> E96 p??2>:E6 |@F?E2:?D E@ E96 $@FE9 r9:?2 $62] pE E96 E:>6[ E96 ?@CE96C? >@?D@@? H2D :? 7F== DH:?8[ 92G:?8 2=C625J 5F>A65 D@>6 a_ :?496D @7 C2:? @? E96 2C62]k^Am
kAmQ{E] u=:4< @C56C65 2 E9C66\>2? C64@? E62> E@ 4C@DD 2 ?2CC@H 3C:586 2?5 4964< @FE 2 EC66 =:?6 @? E96 D@FE96C? 7=2?< @7 2 =2C86 @A6? 2C62] rA=] r9F4< |2E6D:4 H2D E96 C64@? E62> =6256C[ {2?46 rA=] r=2F5 |FCA9J[ 2 J@F?8 %6I2?[ H2D @? A@:?E[ 2?5 {2?46 rA=] u=@J5 q6CCJ 7C@> !6??DJ=G2?:2 H2D E96 2FE@>2E:4 C:7=6>2?] {2?46 rA=] q6CCJ[ 2D 9:D E62> ?62C65 E96 EC66 =:?6[ DH:E4965 A@D:E:@?D H:E9 E96 E62> =6256C[ 2==@H:?8 q6CCJ 2 >@C6 25G2?E286@FD A@D:E:@? 7@C 9:D 2FE@>2E:4 H62A@?]k^Am
kAmQ%96 A=2E@@? =6256C[ {E] u=:4<[ D6?D:?8 52?86C[ @C56C65 E96 C6>2:?56C @7 E96 =625 DBF25 E@ BF:4<=J 86E 24C@DD E96 3C:586] w6 2?5 9:D C25:@ >2?[ {2?46 rA=] #2?5J +:86?7FDD[ 4C@DD65 7:CDE[ 7@==@H65 3J $8E] y@9? (2J?6 %@55 2?5 rA=] {@C?6 {6|:6FI[ 2 J@F?8 r2?25:2? =25] %96 >249:?6\8F??6C[ {2?46 rA=] s2G:5 uC:D49>2??[ 2?5 $8E] #@? $>:E9[ 7C@> H62A@?D A=2E@@?[ 7@==@H65]k^Am
kAmQ(:E9:? 2 >:?FE6 @7 {2?46 rA=] q6CCJ DH:E49:?8 A@D:E:@?D H:E9 9:D E62> =6256C[ H:E9 2 E9F?56C@FD C@2C[ E96 6?6>J @A6?65 7:C6] x? E96 :?:E:2= G@==6J[ {2?46 rA=] q6CCJ 4CF>A=65 E@ E96 8C@F?5[ 8C2G6=J H@F?565[ |FCA9J E96 E62> D4@FE[ 2=D@ H6?E 5@H? H:E9 2 3F==6E H@F?5 :? E96 C:89E D9@F=56C E92E A6?6EC2E65 E96 2C> ;FDE 36=@H 2C>A:E =6G6=[ 6?E6C65 9:D D:56 2?5 =@5865 :? E96 324<]k^Am
kAmQrA=] |2E6D:4[ E96 E62> =6256C[ H:E9 9F?5C65D @7 C@F?5D DA=2EE6C:?8 >F5 2== 2C@F?5 9:>[ 4C2H=65 24C@DD a_ >6E6CD @7 @A6? E6CC2:? E@ AFE 2 5C6DD:?8 @? |FCA9JVD H@F?5] pD 96 H2D 5@:?8 D@[ 96 6J65 2 ':6E r@?8 >@G:?8 E@H2C5 H96C6 q6CCJ 925 ;FDE 72==6?] w6 E@@< E96 6?6>J F?56C 7:C6 2?5 4@?E:?F65 7:C:?8 2E D6G6C2= >@C6 2D E96J 6>6C865 7C@> E96 32>3@@[ E@ C6EC:6G6 E96:C 5@H?65 4@>C256D]k^Am
kAmQrA=] {6|:6FI[ H:E9 9F?5C65D @7 C@F?5D D?2AA:?8 2C@F?5 9:>[ :?4=F5:?8 E96 8C66? EC246CD @7 2? 6?6>J >249:?6 8F?[ 7C@K6 7@C 2 >:==:D64@?5[ 7@C 762C @7 >@G:?8 :?E@ E96 DE62> @7 8C66? EC246C C@F?5D] $8E] $>:E9[ H:E9 3F==6ED A:?8:?8 @77 E96 D:?8=6 :C@? C2:=C@25 EC24< E92E H2D E96 3C:586[ 3@=E65 E96 7:?2= D6G6C2= 766E E@ 86E 24C@DD]k^Am
kAmQq642FD6 @7 E96 G@=F>6 @7 7:C6[ @?=J D:I 255:E:@?2= >6? H6C6 23=6 E@ >2<6 :E 24C@DD E96 3C:586] p== D:I — {E] u=:4<[ 9:D C25:@>2? 2?5 7@FC @E96C |2C:?6D — H:E9@FE 96D:E2E:@?[ E@@< @77 2E 2 5625 CF? H:E9 @?=J @?6 E9@F89E :? >:?5 ]]] %@ 96=A E96:C 72==6? 3C@E96CD] %96J 925?VE 8@?6 7:G6 DE6AD[ H96? {E] u=:4<VD C25:@ @A6C2E@C[ {2?46 rA=] +:86?7FDD[ H6?E 5@H?] *6E[ H:E9@FE E9@F89E E@ 9:D A2:?7F= H@F?5[ 2?5 F?23=6 E@ >@G6 7@CH2C5[ +:86?7FDD[ 7C@> 9:D F?4@G6C65[ @A6? A@D:E:@?[ 5FC:?8 E96 6?E:C6 @C562=[ ?6G6C DE@AA65 =2J:?8 5@H? 2 32D6 @7 7:C6]k^Am
kAmQpD {E] u=:4< ?62C65 H96C6 {2?46 rA=] q6CCJ 76== 5FC:?8 E96 @A6?:?8 G@==6J[ 96 D2H EH@ ':6E r@?8 2EE6>AE:?8 E@ 5C28 {2?46 rA=] q6CCJ[ 766E 7:CDE[ :?E@ E96 32>3@@ EC66 =:?6] pE 2 5625 CF?[ 96 962565 DEC2:89E 2E E96 EH@ ':6E r@?8 D@=5:6CD] pD 96 5:5[ 96 7:C65 D6G6C2= D9@ED 7C@> 9:D cd\42=:36C A:DE@=[ <?@4<:?8 E96> 3@E9 5@H?] $64@?5D =2E6C[ {E] u=:4< 76==[ D6C:@FD=J H@F?565] w6V5 366? 9:E EH:46 3J 2? pz\cf 2E G6CJ 4=@D6 C2?86]k^Am
kAmQ$8E] %@55[ 4=@D6 369:?5[ D66:?8 9:D A=2E@@? =6256C 8@ 5@H?[ D9@E E96 ':6E r@?8 H9@ 925 5@H?65 {E] u=:4<] $8E] $>:E9[ 2D 96 CFD965 E@H2C5D E96 2>3FD9[ 962C5 2 G@:46 J6==:?8 Q{@25 >6 FA ]]] {@25 >6 FA]Q (96? 96 EFC?65[ 96 D2H {2?46 rA=] |FCA9J H:E9 3F==6E 9@=6D :? 9:D 2C> 2?5 D:56[ D:EE:?8 :? E96 @A6? 7:6=5[ 9:D C:7=6 AC@AA65 FA 24C@DD 9:D <?66D[ 4@?E:?F:?8 E@ =2J 5@H? 4@G6C:?8 7:C6 E@ AC@E64E 9:D 3C@E96CD] w@H6G6C[ H:E9 @?=J @?6 FD23=6 2C>[ 96 4@F=5?VE C6=@25 9:D C:7=6] $8E] $>:E9 DE@AA65[ =@2565 2 7C6D9 >282K:?6 :? |FCA9VD C:7=6 2?5 4@?E:?F65 CF??:?8 E@H2C5D E96 2>3FD9[ E@DD:?8 ?F>6C@FD 8C6?256D 2== 2=@?8 E96 =6?8E9 @7 E96 <:==:?8 K@?6 @7 E96 2>3FD9] pD 2 C6DF=E[ E96 D4C62>D @7 6?6>J D@=5:6CD :? E96 EC6?496D 4@F=5 36 962C5]k^Am
kAmQq642FD6 @7 E96 4=@D6?6DD @7 E96 7:89E:?8[ rA=] {6|:6FIVD 8C6?256 =2F?496C H2D @7 ?@ FD6] w6 H2D[ :? 724E[ CF??:?8 E@H2C5 E96 2>3FD9 H:E9 ?@ >62?D @7 5676?5:?8 9:>D6=7] pD 96 ?62C65 E96 <:==:?8 K@?6[ 96 D2H 2 'r 2EE6>AE:?8 E@ 5C28 {E] u=:4< :?E@ E96 E9:4< 32>3@@] &?2C>65[ 96 ;F>A65 @? {E] u=:4<VD 3@5J[ 255:?8 9:D H6:89E E@ E96 5C28] w6 5:DE:?4E=J 962C5 {E] u=:4< D2J[ Qv6E @77 >6] xV> 9FCE]Q w6 H2D ?@H 2H2C6 E92E {E] u=:4< H2D DE:== 2=:G6[ 2?5 96 C624965 FA 2?5 AF==65 E96 6?6>J D@=5:6C 5@H? @? E@A @7 9:>D6=7 2?5 3682? E@ HC6DE=6 H:E9 9:>] (62A@?=6DD[ {6|:6FI 2=D@ 925 56D:8?D @? E96 6?6>J D@=5:6CVD pz\cf C:7=6]k^Am
kAmQpD {6|:6FI HC6DE=65 H:E9 E92E ':6E r@?8[ 96 D2H 2?@E96C 6>6C86 7C@> 369:?5 2 32>3@@ DE2?5 2?5 DE2CE CF??:?8 E@H2C5 9:>] w6 H2D 46CE2:? 96 925 >6C6=J D64@?5D E@ =:G6]k^Am
kAmQyFDE E96?[ $8E] %@55 DHF?8 E@ 9:D C:89E 2?5 H:E9 2 BF:4<[ @?6\92?565 C:7=6 9:A D9@E[ E@@< @FE E96 CFD9:?8 'r[ H9@ H2D 3J E96? D@ 4=@D6 E@ {6|:6FI[ 96 2=>@DE 76== @? E@A @7 9:>] $8E] %@55 2=D@ 562=E D6G6C6=J H:E9 E96 'r {6|:6FI H2D HC6DE=:?8 H:E9]k^Am
kAmQ$8E %@55 DF556?=J J6==65[ Q%@ E96 C:89E[ E@ E96 C:89E]Q (96? {6|:6FI EFC?65[ 96 D2H EH@ 'r 282:? 2EE6>AE:?8 E@ 5C28 {2?46 rA=] q6CCJ :?E@ E96 32>3@@ 2?5 EH@ >@C6 5C288:?8 E96:C @H? 5@H?65 4@>C256D] {6|:6FI[ H:E9 9:D ?6H=J 24BF:C65 pz\cf[ 562=E H:E9 E96 EH@ 5C288:?8 q6CCJ[ 2?5 E96 @E96CD 7=65]k^Am
kAmQ~?46 E96 6?6>J 7:C6 D=24<65 @77[ 7@==@H:?8 2 32CC286 @7 8C6?256D 7C@> E96 E9C66 |2C:?6D =67E DE2?5:?8[ E96 C6DE @7 E96 A=2E@@? 3682? 4C@DD:?8 E96 3C:586] pD E96J 5:5[ E96J 6J65 D@>6 b_ E@ c_ 6?6>J D@=5:6CD CF??:?8 2H2J[ FA 2 ?62C3J 9:==] $6G6C2= H6C6 5C288:?8 E96:C 5625 369:?5 E96>[ FD:?8 C@A6D E:65 E@ E96:C 766E]k^Am
kAmQ%96 4@FC286 2?5 E6?24:EJ @7 E96 >6? @7 E96 %9:C5 !=2E@@? 42FD65 H:56DAC625 A2?:4 2>@?8 2 72C =2C86C\D:K65 6?6>J 7@C46] tG6? H:E9 2 d @C e E@ ` 25G2?E286[ E96 6?6>J 3F8865 @FEPk^Am
kAmQ{E] u=:4< 5:5 >2<6 :E 9@>6 ]]] 3FE 96 ?6G6C H2=<65 282:?] u@C >@C6 E92? 2 J62C[ H9:=6 :? 9@DA:E2=[ 96 DF776C65 4@?DE2?E=J[ H:E9 2? 6=6G2E65 E6>A6C2EFC6 @7 `_a 568C66D 2?5 9:896C] w6 H6?E 7C@> 2 DEC2AA:?8 `gd A@F?5D E@ 2 D96== @7 2 >2? 2E h_ A@F?5D] u:?2==J[ DFC86CJ E@ C6>@G6 2 c\3J\c\:?49 82FK6 A25[ =67E :? 9:D 3@5J 5FC:?8 DFC86CJ 2 J62C 62C=:6C[ AFE 9:> @? E96 A2E9 E@ C64@G6CJ]k^Am
kAmQ{2?46 rA=] q6CCJ[ E96 7:CDE >2? E@ 8@ 5@H?[ 5:65 @7 9:D 9625 H@F?5[ EH@ H66<D =2E6C] w:D A2C6?ED C67FD65 E@ 2446AE E96 8@G6C?>6?EVD :?DFC2?46 >@?6J] w6 H2D E96:C @?=J D@?] %96 7FEFC6 3=@@>D @7 E96 72>:=J EC66 5:65 H:E9 9:>]k^Am
kAmQ}2GJ r@CAD>2? r64:= u:?496C[ H9@ EC62E65 E96 H@F?565 E92E 52J 2?5 :D 4C65:E65 H:E9 D2G:?8 D6G6C2= =:G6D[ :?4=F5:?8 {E] u=:4<VD[ H2D <:==65 3J 2 3@@3J EC2A 6IA=@D:@? 2? 9@FC =2E6C]k^Am
kAmQrA=] {@C?6 {6|:6FI[ E96 96C@:4 r2?25:2? =25[ H:E9@FE 2 H62A@?[ 2=D@ EC:AA65 2 3@@3J EC2A E92E G6CJ D2>6 27E6C?@@?[ C6DF=E:?8 :? D6G6C6 H@F?5D[ :?4=F5:?8 E96 =@DD @7 2 =68]k^Am
kAmQ{2?46 rA=] uC:D49>2??[ E96 >249:?6\8F??6C[ H2D <:==65 2=@?8 H:E9 $8E] #@3:?D@?[ 2 3C2?5\?6H 72E96C[ 2 76H 52JD =2E6C[ 3J J6E 2?@E96C 3@@3J EC2A]k^Am
kAmQ$8E] y@9? (2J?6 %@55[ H9@ D9@FE65[ Qu@==@H >6PQ 2D 96 C2? 9625=@?8 :?E@ E96 <:==:?8 K@?6 @7 E96 2>3FD9[ A2DD65 2H2J D6G6C2= J62CD 28@]k^Am
kAmQ$8E] #@? $>:E9[ E96 >249:?6\8F??6C H:E9@FE 2 >249:?6 8F?[ >256 FA 7@C :E 3J CF??:?8 E9C@F89 E96 2>3FD9 D:E6[ E@DD:?8 ?F>6C@FD 8C6?256D[ <:==:?8 D6G6C2= @7 E96 6?6>J]k^Am
kAmQ{2?46 rA=] +:86?7FDD[ {E] u=:4<VD C25:@ >2?[ 62C?65 E9C66 !FCA=6 w62CE >652=D 7@C 4@>32E H@F?5D[ @?=J E@ 36 <:==65 :? 2? 2FE@>@3:=6 244:56?E D@@? 27E6C C6EFC?:?8 9@>6]k^Am
kAmQx DE2?5 367@C6 J@F E@52J E@ 7:?2==J AFE E96 4@FC286 2?5 96C@:4 24E:@?D @7 E96D6 >6? @? C64@C5[ d_ J62CD 27E6C E96 724E[ 2?5 9@A67F==J[ :? 5@:?8 D@[ xV== D@>6H92E :==F>:?2E6 E96 ECF6 >62?:?8 @7 |6>@C:2= s2J]k^Am
kAmQ%92?< J@F]Qk^Am
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.