The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 2, 1926, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross to Chief Warrant Officer Richard P. Sellers, United States Army, for heroism while participating in aerial flight evidenced by voluntary action above and beyond the call of duty in the Republic of Vietnam. On 17 and 18 February 1967, Chief Warrant Officer Sellers was the pilot of a UH-1D helicopter involved in rescuing the crews of two light helicopters shot down west of Plei Djerang. With complete disregard for his own safety, he landed his helicopters in a jungle clearing where two light helicopters had been shot down by several enemy machine guns only moments before. Reconnaissance elements had reported the sighting of more than one hundred hostile bunkers in the area. In an act of cool courage, he waited for his crew chief and gunner to search out the crash site. Remaining in this perilous position for more than twenty minutes, he left the area when he was ordered out by his commander and had been assured that his crew had been evacuated. He then volunteered to return to the crash site the following day and again search for survivors, knowing that the regiment-size hostile force was still in the area and would probably be expecting another rescue attempt. Upon returning to the crash site, he dropped the four infantrymen and maneuvered his helicopter over the men on the ground. Even after being told that sniper fire was being directed at him, he refused to leave, and continued to give every possible assistance to the rescue team. When a survivor was located, he skillfully maneuvered his helicopter into the narrow confines of a bomb crater. He balanced the helicopter on its skit tips against the sidewall of the crater while the injured man was lifted aboard, and then flew to the nearest medical station. Chief Warrant Officer Sellers’ personal bravery and devotion to duty and are in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflect great credit upon himself, his unit and the United States Army.