The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 2, 1926, takes pleasure in presenting the Soldier’s Medal to Private Second Class Bui Huu Hanh, Army of the Republic of Vietnam, for heroism at the risk of life not involving conflict with an armed enemy as a member of Quan Canh Station, Xuan Loc, A-3 Company, Third Quan Canh Battalion, at Xuan Loc, Republic of Vietnam on 28 January 1967. Private Hanh was on routine military police patrol with two United States Army Military Policeman and a Vietnamese National Policeman when a helicopter crashed and burst into flames in a wooded area east of Xuan Loc. Ignoring the fact that sniper fire and probing attacks often originated from the general area where the aircraft had crashed and patrolmen were armed only with .45 caliber pistols, they rushed to the scene to render assistance. Private Hanh and a military policeman were the first to arrive and observed that the pilot, copilot and left door gunner were still in the flaming wreckage. Disregarding the threat to their own safety posed by the flames and exploding ammunition they voluntarily entered the aircraft, pulled the pilot from his seat and dragged him clear of the wreckage. Private Hanh then returned to the crashed helicopter to salvage a map, some personal papers and a wallet he had seen near the burning aircraft. Before they could evacuate the other occupants, they were ordered away from the aircraft because of the exploding ammunition. Private Hanh’s prompt, heroic action in the emergency reflects great credit upon himself and the Army of the Republic of Vietnam.