"...extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an opposing armed force as an HH-3E pilot in Southeast Asia on 9 November 1967. On that date, Captain Brower attempted the night extraction of a ground reconnaissance team. Despite full knowledge that two helicopters had been shot down and a third severely damaged by intense, accurately directed hostile fire, Captain Brower, with determination, indomitable courage, and professional skill, established a hover on a steep slope within one hundred yards of hostile weapons positions and brought the wounded survivors aboard. The hostile forces closed in quickly, and as the helicopter departed, it was shot down..."
The aircraft commander of Captain Brower's helicopter was Captain Gerald O. Young, who was awarded the Medal of Honor for this rescue mission. Staff Sergeant Eugene L. Clay, the flight engineer, and Sergeant Larry W. Massey, the pararescueman, were awarded the Air Force Cross for the mission near Khe Sanh, South Vietnam.
From "For Extraordinary Heroism The Air Force Cross" by Jeffrey B. Floyd