Lyndon Johnson actually said...

This Nation has proven the doubters wrong time and again, and will not fall prey to such weakness now.

He is the first Air officer to win the Medal of Honor in Vietnam.

I would like through all these gallant men to honor the men of the United States Air Force who are serving us in Vietnam and in that area.

Major Fisher has won this honor--the Nation's highest honor--because of uncommon gallantry in the face of death.