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 ...
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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 ...
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Durham High grad awarded Medal of Honor for saving fellow soldiers’ lives in Vietnam
Nelson got out of the Huey and crossed to the other side, where he found his dazed and wounded crew chief trapped inside. After removing the soldier and placing him on the ground, Nelson climbed ...
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Medals of Honor Awarded to 5 Soldiers from Korean War and 2 from Vietnam
In his opening remarks at the White House ceremony, Biden said the Medal of Honor recipients epitomized the American ideal ...
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‘Flat-out, straight-up American hero’: Ohio soldier who rescued combat troops receives Medal of Honor
Bill Johnson, a former Ohio congressman and now president of Youngstown State University, made a point Friday to say a few words to Kenneth David and shake the former soldier’s hand before he received ...
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2 Vietnam soldiers who saved fellow troops in combat to receive Medals of Honor
Then-Army Pfc. Kenneth David, left, and Army Capt. Hugh Nelson Jr., right, are the latest soldiers who served during the ...
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President Joe Biden Awards the Medal of Honor to Seven U.S. Army Soldiers
On Friday, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. awarded the Medal of Honor to seven U.S. Army Soldiers: Private Bruno R. Orig (posthumous), Private First Class Wataru Nakamura (posthumous), Corporal Fred B.