Navy pilot who took out 4 Soviet jets in covered-up mission may get Medal of Honor

[LukeFF]

https://taskandpurpose.com/history/medal-of-honor-royce-williams-ndaa/

[Dash,Polder]

Sadly was probably withheld this long more so the lying bean counters wouldn't lose face by being caught lying about the entire incident.  Fortunately he outlasted them all and wins in the end.  So much for placing absolute faith in official defense statistics and their publicly available records.