OLYMPIA, Wash. — For most of 1971, Bothell’s Tom Agnew, a retired U.S. Army medic, flew in countless rescue missions in Vietnam.
He did not do it for recognition or awards.
“We did it for the troops that were there. ‘Not till they had their wounded,’ That was all of our mottos,” said Agnew, a member of the Dustoff rescue crews.
On September 24, 2024, President Joe Biden signed legislation awarding Dustoff crew members the highest civilian honor, the Congressional Gold Medal, for their “extraordinary heroism and lifesaving actions.”
From 1962 to 1973 the crews are credited with saving more than
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