US Army MAJ Frederick Ferguson: Medal of Honor Recipient Vietnam War On January 31, 1968, at the height of the Tet Offensive, CWO Frederick Ferguson demonstrated fearless resolve and extraordinary flying skill during one of the Vietnam War’s most dangerous helicopter rescues. While piloting a resupply mission near the embattled city of Hue, CWO Ferguson overheard a distress call: the wounded crew and passengers of a downed helicopter were stranded inside a South Vietnamese compound, surrounded a