ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
"We would like to thank our friends and family who have provided support over the many years as we’ve tried to have the Medal of Honor recommendation reinstated. Many of them have written to their Member of Congress asking for their support or have reached out to their network to help our cause. Without your continued encouragement it would be more difficult to keep fighting this battle.
We would also like to extend our gratitude to those eyewitnesses who were willing to come forward with their accounts of the Moung Phine mission and provided letters of support. We know bringing up their past wartime experience was not easy. And, we’re very thankful for the many military and government officials who have provided extensive research, letters of support and continue to help keep the conversation alive.
And, of course, to our Dad, who set an example for us to follow."
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- Statement from Colonel Conran's children
Patrick Conran, Mike Conran, Kelly Berlo​
R.I.P. - Shane Conran (Phil & Margaret's eldest son who passed from brain cancer)
The list below constitutes a small collage of military, CIA, and government officials who have supported this Medal of Honor Recommendation:
WITNESSES
Peter Costa (Ret.) Major, USAF
Ken S. Hessel (Ret.) CIA Air Operations Officer, Chief Air Operations, Savannakhet - 1969
Charles D. Langham (Ret.) LTC USAF
Bruce Lehfeldt (Ret.) CIA Special Operations Officer, SGU Red Battalion Case Officer - 1969
Claret Taylor (Ret.) Colonel, USAF - Deceased
SUPPORTERS
Richard Blumenthal
United States Senate - CT
Member Senate Armed Services Committee
Member Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs
Laphonza Butler
United States Senate - CA
Lois Capps
U.S. House of Representatives - CA (1998-2017)
Salud Carbajal
U.S. House of Representatives - CA
Member House Armed Services Committee
Amy Klobuchar
United States Senate - MN
Chair of the Senate Rules Committee
Doug LaMalfa
U.S. House of Representatives - CA (2019)
Alex Padilla
United States Senate - CA
Barry Barnett
Attorney, Partner - Susman Godfrey LLP
Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers
Jeff Bleich
Attorney
Former Ambassador to Australia
U.S. Army Col. Fred J. Borch (Ret.)
Judge Advocate General Corps
President, Orders and Medals Society of America
Thomas Leo Briggs (Ret.)
CIA Special Operations Officer - Laos 1970-72
Cash on Delivery: CIA Special Operations During the Secret War in Laos
Dr. Paul T. Carter
@CarterOnConflict
U.S. Army (Ret.), Ph.D, Chulalongkorn University
Military Intelligence Corps
Association Knowlton Award
U.S. Air Force MG Stephen P. "Pat" Condon (Ret.)
Former Commander, Ogden Air Logistics Center, Hill AFB, Utah
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Michael Cook
U.S. Army (Fmr) Commander, Chapter 750
Military Order of the Purple Heart
U.S. Army Col. Edward J. Dewey (Ret.)
U.S. Air Force MG Donald G. Hard (Ret.)
Former Director, Space & Strategic Defense Initiative Programs
Office of the Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition
U.S. Marine Corps Command Sergeant Major Justin D. LeHew (Ret.)
National commander, Legion of Valor
U.S. Army Maj. Dwight S. Mears (Ret.)
The Medal of Honor: The Evolution of America's Highest Military Decoration
U.S. Air Force Colonel Wayne Messner (Ret.)
U.S. Air Force Senior Executive Service James Mitchel (Ret.)
U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Captain (Fmr) Dennis A. Peterson
Thomas C. Reed (Deceased)
Former Secretary of the Air Force 1976-77
U.S. Air Force Gen F. Michael Rogers (Deceased)
Commander, Air Force Logistics Command
U.S. Coast Guard (Fmr) Gary Simpson
National Ace Store 2021
U.S. Navy Master Chief Petty Officer, Britt K. Slabinski (Ret.)
Medal of Honor, Afghanistan
President, Medal of Honor Society
U.S. Air Force LG Bruce "Orville" Wright (Ret.)
President, Air & Space Forces Assn.
FRIENDS & FAMILY
Mary Conran Smith
Nick Atkeson
James Bates
Tim Devlin
Nathan Dudley
Ken George​
Chip Curtis
Kevin Kilty
Scott Van Lieu
Charles Herrmann
Jeff Barrett
Bill Brewster
Matthew Dolan
Dennis Gaughn
John Blankenship
Craig DeRusha
Michael McKee
Jeff Weaver
Kevin Holt
John Keegan
Bill Kirk
Mark Lea
Erick Negron
Hazel Blankenship
Tim Eliason
George Mulling
Rob Young
SHANE CONRAN
(Son; Deceased)
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Donna Conran (Daughter In-Law)
Michelle Conran (Granddaughter)
PATRICK CONRAN
(Son)
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Suzanne Conran (Daughter In-Law)
Cassidy Allvord (Granddaughter)
Richard Holway (Grandson)
Liam Conran (Grandson)
KELLY CONRAN BERLO
(Daughter)
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Paul Berlo (Son In-Law; Deceased)
Matthew Berlo (Grandson)
Luke Berlo (Great Grandson)
Stephen Berlo (Grandson)
Kristen Berlo (Granddaughter)
Dave O'Neill
Anthony Savino
Joseph Sullivan
John Willmoth
Paul Young
Peter Clark
Denis Glennon
John Snow
MICHAEL CONRAN
(Son)
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Mary Anne Conran (Daughter In-Law)
Taylor Conran (Granddaughter)