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'This country boy needs some help' | Vietnam veteran's house destroyed after tree falls
Buchanan served a year in Vietnam as a helicopter machine gunner. He described his rough experiences during the war and said he had to have 28 stitches in his eye. He said he felt like this week's ...
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Durham High grad awarded Medal of Honor for saving fellow soldiers’ lives in Vietnam
An Army captain who grew up in North Carolina and died while saving three fellow soldiers in a downed helicopter in Vietnam in 1966 ... climbed in to help the door gunner, who was still strapped ...
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7 Soldiers from Korean, Vietnam Wars receive Medals of Honor
At a White House ceremony on Friday, January 3, 2024, President Joe Biden presented Medals of Honor to seven Soldiers who served in ...
Vietnam Dustoff crews entitled to Congressional Gold Medal
Chris Siedor, a Dustoff pilot and Vietnam Dustoff ... Each helicopter crew, which included two pilots, a crew chief and a medic, as well as sometimes a door gunner (machine gunner) as they flew ...
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‘Flat-out, straight-up American hero’: 2 Vietnam soldiers who rescued fellow troops in combat receive Medal of Honor
Seven soldiers who served in the wars in Vietnam and Korea received the Medal of Honor -- the nation’s highest military award ...
Durham High grad receives Medal of Honor for saving fellow soldiers’ lives in Vietnam
An Army captain who grew up in North Carolina and died while saving three fellow soldiers in a downed helicopter in Vietnam ...