AWARDED DFC: 1
CONFLICT/SPACE FLIGHT/EVENT:  Vietnam
MODEL:  -

Citation:  1.) The President of the United States takes great pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross to First Lieutenant Darrell R. Lambert for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as a Forward Air Controller in Southeast Asia on 28 May 1969. On that date, Lieutenant Lambert located and directed air strikes on three trucks within a hostile area. Although faced by heavy anti-aircraft fire, he continued to direct the attack which resulted in the destruction of two trucks and denied valuable supplies to the hostile forces. The professional competence, aerial skill and devotion to duty displayed by Lieutenant Lambert reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Air Force .