The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 2, 1926, takes pleasure in presenting a Second Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Third Award of the Distinguished Flying Cross to Captain Howard Lee Bodenhamer, United States Air Force, for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as the Pilot of an F-105 Thunderchief with the 354th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand, in action near Thai Ngyen, North Vietnam, on 19 June 1967. On that date, Captain Bodenhamer was the leader of a flight of F-105’s which was assigned the mission of rendering unusable a vital war materials plant deep in hostile territory. Although engulfed in deadly accurate anti-aircraft artillery fire and subject to attack by hostile interceptors and surface-to-air missiles, Captain Bodenhamer delivered his ordnance precisely on target resulting in its destruction. The professional competence, aerial skill and devotion to duty displayed by Captain Bodenhamer reflect great credit upon himself and upheld the highest traditions of the United States Air Force.