Richard Michael Levy passed away on June 14, 2012, in Lutz, Florida. He was a Vietnam veteran with over 22 years of service to the Army. He was awarded the Purple Heart, Distinguished Flying Cross, Army commendation Medal for Valor, Master Army Aviator Badge, 43 Air Medals, and three overseas bars. Richard was a proud member of the Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association. He flew in Vietnam under the call sign DUSTOFF 82 with the 82nd Medical Detachment (Helicopter Ambulance) in 1967-68 and the 247th Medical Detachment (Helicopter Ambulance) in 1969.
Congressional Gold Medal Bill Signed by POTUS
After many years of “walking the halls” and “sending letters” and educating our representatives and senators in Washington D.C., the President signed into law the