And they were in the midst, at that time, of tracking Congress ... as they were reconsidering Pitsenbarger for a posthumous Medal of Honor, in 1966, when he lost his life. The army guys who he had saved made it their mission to get him the Medal of Honor. And for whatever reason, it went all the way up the chain to the White House, and it was kicked back down as an Air Force Cross (the second-highest military award that can be given to a member of the United States Air Force).