Merlyn Hans Dethlefsen
Merlyn Hans Dethlefsen ( June 29 , 1934 – December 14 , 1987 ) was a United States Air Force officer and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the Vietnam War . 
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