The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Captain Dwain L. Redalen (MCSN: 0-31256), United States Marine Corps, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity as Pilot of an unarmed Helicopter in Marine Observation Squadron SIX (VMO-6), in action against enemy aggressor forces in Korea on 13 June 1951. Fully aware of the hazards imposed by an extreme flight range and a limited fuel supply, Captain Redalen unhesitatingly volunteered to proceed eighty miles behind enemy lines to effect the rescue of a downed pilot. Reaching the objective area to find his mission further impeded by the presence of dense foliage, he began a methodical search and, after twenty minutes, located the missing man. Despite continuous fire from nearby enemy positions, he remained undeterred when his first rescue attempt failed and, coolly returning for a second attempt, succeeded in hoisting the pilot from a tree top into the plane. Critically low on fuel after this daring action, he turned his aircraft toward the east coast and, sighting a friendly ship, executed his first helicopter landing on a moving vessel, arriving with barely enough fuel remaining for five minutes of flight. By his courageous initiative, unrelenting determination and selfless efforts on behalf of another, Captain Redalen upheld the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.