Show Local Marine Gets Air Medal Award Marine 1 Douglas G. G Hacking son of Mr 1 and Mrs Grant L L. Hacking of Vernal was awarded the Air Medal atthe Atthe at atthe the MarIne Marino Corps Air All Station New River Jacksonville North Carolina recently He lie was cited for heroic achievement with Marine Medium 1 Helicopter Squadron Squad ron Marine Aircraft Group 16 First Marine Aircraft Wing in Vietnam FEBRUARY 15 IS 1970 Hacking flocking was an aerial gunner aboard the lead aircraft in a flight of two Iwo transport helicopters assigned the emergency medical med ical evacuation of ot three South Vietnam Vietnamese ese soldiers Arriving over the designated area he provided precise clearance Inform Information allon which enabled his aircraft to establish a hover and safely extract the wounded Vietnamese TO a medical facility his flight was diverted to evacuate a seriously ser wounded Marine Hacking k delivered accurate and effective machine gun gum fire that the enemy's fire I and enabled the helicopter to hoist the tho wounded man aboard the lift out of that dangerous area |