Cmdr. Clyde Lassen piloted a dangerous rescue mission in 1968 to save two Naval aviators shot down in the jungle ...
Although minor in size, the battle at Firebase Maureen was nonetheless major in ferocity — enough to produce two Medal of ...
Keep smiling,” were two poignant words offered by Becky Baran, the youngest child of Capt. Paul William “Buddy” Bucha, in a ...
Cavazos regrouped his unit and attacked three more times and remained alone on the enemy ... Medal of Honor Friday, at Vietnam Veterans Memorial in undated photo. (Courtesy of Army). The 101st ...
He continued firing on advancing enemy forces until the ... while serving with the 101st Airborne. “Today we award these individuals a Medal of Honor, ” Biden said. “We can’t stop here.
“Bruno saw his fellow soldiers were wounded and stranded under enemy fire. Without hesitation, he ran out to rescue them, gave his own life to save the lives of his brothers in arms,” Biden said ...
in Vietnam’s Thua Thien Province while serving with the 101st Airborne. “Today we award these individuals a Medal of Honor,” Biden said. “We can’t stop here. Together as a nation ...
Cavazos, a Korean War hero, native South Texan and Texas Tech alumnus known for becoming the first Hispanic U.S. Army general, posthumously received a Congressional Medal of Honor from President ...
only to rearm himself and return to the fight with other soldiers before he was killed by an enemy grenade. “He would have been greatly honored to receive the Medal of Honor but would have felt ...
When the ground was recaptured later that day, Orig was found dead beside the machine gun, surrounded by enemy combatants he had killed. Orig was among the Medal of Honor recipients recognized ...
President Joe Biden has awarded the Medal of Honor to military recipients who ... Orig was found dead beside the machine gun, surrounded by enemy combatants he had killed. President Joe Biden ...
When the ground was recaptured later that day, Orig was found dead beside the machine gun, surrounded by enemy combatants he had killed. FILE - A military aide holds a Medal of Honor as President ...