Bernard F. Fisher
Bernard Francis "Bernie" Fisher (pronounced Bernerd) (born January 11, 1927) is a retired United States Air Force officer and a recipient of the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor. He was the first living Air Force recipient of the medal (all previous awards to USAF personnel had been posthumous), and the first USAF member to receive the medal in the Vietnam War.
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