By DEBRA LEMOINE Advocate Florida parishes bureau Published: Jan 28, 2007
Courtesey of Military.com
Former U.S. Marine Lance Cpls. Ed West, left, and Steve Bish.right, and center, retired helicopter pilot Col. Walt Ledbetter view the monument unveiled in Ponchatoula Cemetery on Saturday recognizing Medal of Honor recipient Pfc. Raymond 'Mike' Clausen Jr.
"Blood, Sweat and Tears is in The Carolinas Museum
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE “Blood, Sweat and Tears” Is at The Carolinas Aviation Museum, . Carolinas Aviation Museum 4108 Airport Drive Charlotte/Douglas International AirportNorth Carolina 28208 In January, 1970, US Marine Corps Pfc. Mike Clausen, Jr. earned The Medal of Honor, this country’s highest honor, for his conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in Vietnam at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. Pfc. Clausen was a crew chief of a CH-46 helicopter named “Blood, Sweat and Tears.” While participating in a helicopter rescue mission of a Marine platoon that had inadvertently entered a mine field while attacking enemy positions. Pfc Clausen skillfully guided the helicopter pilot to a landing area cleared by one of several mine explosions.
