The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross to Hospital Corpsman Mondell Brazell (NSN: 3331196), United States Navy, for heroism while participating in aerial flights against the enemy from 6 December to 9 December 1950. Hospitalman Brazell, as a Naval Corpsman attached to the FIRST Marine Air Wing, made eight flights to the extremely small, isolated airstrips located at Koto-ri and Hagaru-ri, Korea. A concentration of enemy troops, estimated to number 70,000, completely surrounded these airstrips, and at Koto-ri, enemy troops were entrenched within 200 yards of the strip. Despite enemy small arms fire and other hazards, Hospital Brazell, as a volunteer Naval Corpsman, made these courageous flights to render immediate first aid to the 4,000 wounded evacuees, just prior to the capture of the two airstrips by the enemy. His devotion to duty and cool courage in the face of grave danger, undoubtedly saved many lives, and was in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.