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a site in enemy-held territory that was reported to be heavily defended and blanketed by fog. To reach the site, Brady descended through heavy fog and smoke while hov ering slowly along a valley trail, turning his helicopter sideward to blow away the fog with the backwash from his rotor blades. Despite the unchallenged, close-range enemy fire, he found the dangerously small site where he successfully landed and evacuated two badly wounded South Vietnamese soldiers. He was then called to another area completely covered by dense fog where U.S. casualties lay only 50 meters from the enemy. Two aircraft had previously been shot down and others had made unsuccessful attempts to reach the site earlier in the day. With unmatched skill and extraordinary courage, Brady made four flights to this embattled landing zone and successfully rescued all the wounded. On his third mission of the day, Brady once again landed at a site surround ed by the enemy. The friendly ground force, pinned down by enemy fire, had been unable to reach and secure the landing zone. Although his aircraft had been badly damaged and his controls were partial ly shot away during his initial entry into the area, he returned minutes later and rescued the remaining injured. Shortly afterward, obtaining a replace ment aircraft, Brady was requested to land in an enemy minefield where a platoon of U.S. soldiers was trapped. A mine detonated nearby, wounding two crew members and damaging his helicopter. Despite this, he managed to fly six severely injured patients to medical aid. Throughout that day, Brady used three helicopters to evacuate 51 seriously wounded men, many of whom would have perished without prompt medical treatment, according to his medal citation.

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