6 JAX AIR NEWS, NAS JACKSONVILLE, Thursday, June 18, 2009


Medal of Honor recipient administers oath


By HM1 Rebecca Gaddis
MSRON-10 Public Affairs

At his June 1 reen-
 listment ceremo-
 ny, HMC(SW/
EXW) David Hendricks of
Maritime Expeditionary
Security Squadron
(MSRON) 10 received the
oath of enlistment from a
former hospital corpsman
who wears the Medal of
Honor America's highest
decoration for heroism.
 Hendricks said, "I've
always been interested in
military history, as well as
the heritage of Navy hospital
corpsmen. When I learned
that hospital corpsman
and Medal of Honor recipi-
ent Robert Ingram lived in
Jacksonville, I contacted him
to ask if he would adminis-
ter my oath of enlistment.
He graciously agreed."
 He added, "It was an honor
and a privilege to meet this
real American hero who
valiantly answered the call,
corpsman up!'"
 Hendricks is under orders
to the guided missile cruis-
er USS Gettysburg (CG 64)
based at NS Mayport.
 Hendricks urged those in
attendance to read Ingram's
award citation and thank
him for his service. In fact,
due to lost paperwork,
more than 30 years passed
until the Medal of Honor
was awarded to Ingram by
President Clinton at the


HMC(SW/EXW) David Hendricks stands with his wife, Karen, son, Cody, and Medal
administered the oath of enlistment for three more years to Hendricks.


White House in Washington
D.C. on July 10, 1998. The
citation reads:
 For conspicuous gallantry
and intrepidity at the risk
of his life above and beyond
the call of duty while serving
as corpsman with Company
C, First Battalion, Seventh


Marines against elements of
a North Vietnam A'a,_i.--nl'
(NVA) battalion in Quang
Ngai Province Republic of
Vietnam on 28 March 1966.
 Petty Officer Third Class
Ingram accompanied the
point platoon as it :Iari-.--
sively dispatched an outpost


of an NVA battalion. The
momentum of the attack
rolled off a ridgeline down a
tree-covered slope to a small
paddy and a village beyond.
 Suddenly, the village
tree line exploded with an
intense hail of automatic
rifle fire from approximately


 Photo by HM 1 Rebecca Caddis
of Honor recipient Robert Ingram who


100 North Vietnamese regu-
lars.
 In mere moments, the
platoon ranks were deci-
mated. Oblivious to the dan-
ger, Petty Officer Ingram
crawled across the bullet-
spattered terrain to reach a
downed Marine.


 As he administered aid,
a bullet went through the
palm of his hand. Calls for
"corpsman!" echoed across
the ridge. Bleeding, he edged
across the fire-swept land-
scape, collecting ammunition
from the dead and adminis-
tering aid to the wounded.
 Receiving two more
wounds before realizing the
third wound was life-threat-
ening, he looked for a way
off the face of the ridge, but
again he heard the call for
corpsman and again, he res-
olutely answered.
 Though severely wound-
ed three times, he rendered
aid to those incapable until
he finally reached the right
flank of the platoon. While
dressing the head wound
of another corpsman, he
sustained his fourth bullet
wound.
 From 1600 hours until
just prior to sunset, Petty
Officer Ingram pushed,
pulled, cajoled and doctored
his Marines.
 Enduring the pain from
his many wounds and dis-
regarding the probability
of his demise, Petty Officer
Ingram's intrepid actions
saved many lives that day.
 By his indomitable fight-
ing spirit, daring initiative
and unfaltering dedications
to duty, Petty Officer Ingram
reflected great credit upon
himself and upheld the high-
est traditions of the United
States Naval Service.


HS-7: Back from eventful deployment


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to Jacksonville for urgently needed medi-
cal care.
 Additionally, HS-7 took part in multiple
exercises to practice the anti-submarine
warfare (ASW) mission, successfully oper-
ating with other ships and aircraft in the
strike group to ensure the carrier strike
group' ability to maneuver at sea.
 The Dusty Dogs also enjoyed the unique
privilege of working with the Norwegian
Navy during TSTA. The Norwegian frigate
HNoMS Roald Amundsen (F 311) crossed
the Atlantic to conduct operations with
Carrier Strike Group 10 and HS-7.
 Dusty Dog helicopters made several vis-
its to the frigate and achieved the mile-
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included Lt. Cmdr. Jason Young, Lt. j.g.
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 HS-7 proved they are able to operate con-
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