These 2 soldiers will receive the Medal of Honor for their heroism in Vietnam
Army Pfc. Kenneth J. David drew enemy fire to save the wounded. Capt. Hugh R. Nelson Jr. was killed while using his body to ...
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Facing desperate odds, soldiers’ Vietnam stand led to Medals of Honor
Although minor in size, the battle at Firebase Maureen was nonetheless major in ferocity — enough to produce two Medal of ...
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Medals of Honor Awarded to 5 Soldiers from Korean War and 2 from Vietnam
Nakamura stayed in the Army Reserve after the war and was called up when ... Former PFC Kenneth David, who received the Medal of Honor Friday, at Vietnam Veterans Memorial in undated photo.
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The American Women Who Served in the Vietnam War are Unsung Heroines
Over 265,000 American women served in the military during the Vietnam War, including 11,000 in Vietnam. Women’s History Month ...
New Mount Soledad plaque honors Naval pilot who earned Medal of Honor in Vietnam
Cmdr. Clyde Lassen piloted a dangerous rescue mission in 1968 to save two Naval aviators shot down in the jungle ...
Sayville's Joan Furey revisits her time as heroic Vietnam War nurse in new Apple TV+ documentary
Furey, 78, is featured in the fourth hour of Apple TV+'s "Vietnam: The War That Changed America, " a six-parter that drops ...
Plaque and monument to be dedicated to Navy helicopter pilot–Vietnam veteran–who was awarded Medal of Honor
A plaque will be dedicated Sunday at Mt. Soledad National Veterans Memorial to honor the heroism of Vietnam veteran retired ...
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Facing desperate odds, soldiers’ Vietnam stand led to Medals of Honor
and Kenneth Kays were awarded Medals of Honor for their actions at the battle of Firebase Maureen during the Vietnam War. (Henry Villarama/U.S. Army) For every battle in the Vietnam War ...