How Vietnamese Commandos Captured a Secret U.S. Military Base
This base was one of many ‘Lima Sites’ in Laos intended to facilitate aerial supply of U.S.-allied forces.
Here's What You Need to Remember: Only thirty years later did the United States officially acknowledge the battle at the clandestine site. Etchberger would finally be awarded the Medal of Honor in a ceremony on September 1, 2010. Earlier in the 2000s, Vietnamese veterans of the battle helped U.S. military personnel locate the remains of airmen that had been cast over the side of the cliff, and later those of Major Barton as well.