He was given five helicopters and a skeleton crew and made history. Thanks to him, MEDEVAC is an essential element of military aviation. If there are boots on the ground, MEDEVAC won't be far away. He instituted the “Golden Hour”. The golden hour is the first hour from the time a soldier is injured. If the soldier receives the next level of care within an hour, his or her chances of survival increase significantly. And this is still in all MEDEVAC SOPs today. His flight was unorthodox, his tactics were often described as crazy and senseless, but the bottom line is that through his tenacity, courage and selflessness, not only did he personally save hundreds of lives in Vietnam, but his tactics helped save thousands. in multiple battles in the years to come. To date, the United States MEDEVAC unit is superior to any other military medevac unit. Most countries have a 45-minute response time for urgent patients and will only fly if conditions are relatively ideal. United States MEDEVAC will be operational in 15 minutes or less for an urgent patient. We will fly in all conditions, day or night, and in weather as low as 500 foot ceilings and 1 mile visibility. Many MEDEVAC pilots take pride in their work and the honor of supporting ground troops and being their last line of hope. And until today, the motto of the DUSTOFF community is