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 Major (Medical Corps) Floyd Harold Kushner, United States Army, for heroism at the risk of life not involving conflict with an armed enemy. Major Kushner distinguished himself by acts of exceptional valor on 28 November 1967, as Flight Surgeon, 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. While on a combat support mission, the aircraft in which Major Kushner was a passenger crashed on a remote mountain top. Although severely injured, Major Kushner succeeded in freeing himself from the wreckage, and, at great personal risk and with great difficulty, pulled the critically injured co-pilot and crew chief to safety before the aircraft exploded and burned. In spite of his injuries and a bullet wound sustained when the aircraft ammunition exploded, Major Kushner remained at the crash site and administered aid, comfort, and medical attention to his fellow crewmen. When it became evident on 30 November that the co-pilot, Chief Warrant Officer Bedworth, was dying from internal injuries, Major Kushner, at Warrant Officer Bedworth’s insistence, left the crash site in an attempt to find a friendly unit and lead them to Warrant Officer Bedworth’s aid. Shortly thereafter, he was captured, and remained a Prisoner of War in South and North Vietnam for the next five years. Major Kushner’s heroic actions, dedication, and selfless sacrifice are in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army.