President Joe Biden awards Medal of Honor to Vietnam War hero after 60-year wait -
said at a White House ceremony. “You’re everything our nation aspired to be. You’re everything our nation is at our best. Brave and big-hearted, determined and devoted, selfless and steadfast. American.”was commanding an “inexperienced” South Vietnamese force when his team was attacked by North Vietnamese.was struck by automatic weapons fire and became even further wounded while engaging an enemy soldier in hand-to-hand combat.realized that two members of his team had been hit by enemy fire.
A sergeant had been shot badly in his foot in his leg, trapping him in the middle of the battle, a weapons specialist was stuck in a cesspit after being knocked out by shrapnel and a medic had been shot in the head.was shot in the leg and the arm and had to turn back. He waited for another opportunity to sprint back out and try again without regard for his own safety.crawled 150 yards to rescue the sergeant, even though he had been hit by enemy grenade fragments.
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