These units, conducting “Dustoff” flights, as they were called, saved countless lives during the Vietnam War, and their efforts are soon to be recognized by the government through the Dustoff Crews of the Vietnam War Congressional Gold Medal Act. The bill granting these brave air troops the Congressional Gold Medal, titled the Dustoff Crews of the Vietnam War Congressional Gold Medal Act, received bipartisan support. Lt. Col. Steve Vermillion, a Vietnam veteran and the president of the Vietnam Dustoff Association, added in a separate statement, “The passage of this legislation marks a milestone in recognizing U.S. Army helicopter aeromedical aircrafts of the Vietnam War.