Chief Master Sgt. Richard Etchberger loads the wounded Americans one by one into the chopper before climbing in himself. As the helicopter roars off, a stray bullet pierces it and hits Etchberger.

Richard Etchberger for his valor in saving the lives of three wounded comrades at a then-secret base in Laos in 1968, the White House announced Friday. After Etchberger saved his fellow airmen ...

Other survivors include her brother, Richard Etchberger of Sinking Spring, sisters, Linda Sallade of Sinking Spring and Judy Kurowski and her husband, James of Sinking Spring. Friends and family ...