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United States of America

SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS

THE CITATION & HOUSE BILL

Original MOH Citation 1970

House Bill 4580 - Introduced July 2025

EYE-WITNESS LETTERS OF SUPPORT

Claret D. Taylor, Colonel USAF (Ret.)

Charles D. Langham, LTC USAF (Ret.)

Peter Costa, Major USAF (Ret.)

Bruce Lehfeldt, CIA Special Operations (Ret.)

Ken S. Hessel, CIA Air Operations (Ret.)

OTHER LETTERS OF SUPPORT

Letter to Secretary of Defense - Senator Blumenthal, Senator Padilla, Senator Butler, Congressman Carbajal, April 9, 2024

Letter to Secretary of the Air Force - By Conran Children, May 29, 2023

Letter to Secretary of the Air Force - Congressman Carbajal

Letter to Secretary of Defense - By Dennis Peterson, January 11, 2023

Letter to Secretary of the Air Force - By Dennis Peterson Captain, USMCR (fmr.), April 13, 2022

Letter to Secretary of the Air Force - By Dennis Peterson Captain, USMCR (fmr.), October 19, 2021

Letter to Chief of Staff USAF - By Dennis Peterson Captain, USMCR (fmr.), May 25, 2021

Letter to Secretary of the Air Force by Thomas C. Reed SecAF, 1976-77, August 20, 2013

Letter to Secretary of the Air Force by F. Michael Rogers General, USAF (Ret.), July 23, 2013

Letter to USAF Decorations Board by Phil Conley, Major General USAF (Ret.), September 29, 2013

Letter to Vice President JD Vance - By Michael Harris, CEO/Director, Legion of Valor Museum, January 22, 2025

Letter to General Jack Keane - By Justin D. LeHew, Past National Commander, Legion of Valor, May 5, 2025

Letter to USAF Directorate of Personnel Programs - By Thomas Leo Briggs, GS-15 Operations Officer (Ret.), CIA, July 7, 2025

ARTICLES

Legion of Valor History Project - Ian Holmes, August 30, 2018

The Mesa Living - July 2021

Honoring an American Hero - The Hartford Courant by Barry Barnett

Philip Conran Air Force Cross Citation

Surviving the Trap. Air Commando Journal - Volume 12: Issue 3 2024

County of Santa Barbara, California Resolution Honoring Colonel Philip Conran - March 18, 2025

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