"It ain't over till it's over. And in this particular case it ain't over yet," he said. "I'd like to slap that purse right in the face because that is ridiculous." He was also awarded the Bronze Star medal with V-device for heroism in ground combat on May 7th, 1969. Three months later I was awarded the air medal with the V- device second award for heroism during aerial combat for my actions on May 4th, 1969,. The first trip I was also awarded a Bronze Star medal but when I got two they were even worse. When I got both of those awards you can bet your bottom dollar we're not going to be talking about them