Born: December 4, 1941, Janesville, Rock County, WI, United States. Died: May 20, 1967, Republic of Vietnam. Buried: Oakhill Cemetery (MH) (311-15-7), Janesville, WI, United States. U.S. Army Private First Class Leslie Allen Bellrichard was posthumously presented the Medal of Honor for military valor during the Vietnam War.
Born: July 31, 1947, Florence, Lauderdale County, AL, United States. Died: April 8, 1967, Republic of Vietnam. Buried: Mount Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery (MH), Lexington, AL, United States. U.S. Army Specialist Fourth Class Don Leslie Michael was posthumously presented the Medal of Honor for military valor during the Vietnam War.Military Service Branch: U.S. Marine Corps. Medal of Honor Action Date: July 15 - 18, 1966. Medal of Honor Action Place: Republic of Vietnam. Citation. For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. On 15 July, during Operation Hastings, Company K was landed in an enemy-infested jungle area
Died: April 5, 1970, Republic of Vietnam. Buried: Brown Cemetery (MH), Benton, ME, United States. Location of Medal: Lawrence High School, Kennebec, ME. U.S. Army Sergeant Brian Leroy Buker was posthumously presented the Medal of Honor for military valor during the Vietnam War.Vincent R. Capodanno, Vietnam War. Father Vincent R. Capodanno was born and buried in Staten Island, New York, but he gave all trying to save the life of a Marine on a battlefield in Vietnam. Medal of Honor Recipient Vincent Capodanno. His was the youngest of nine children. His father, a ship carpenter who immigrated from Italy, died when he
Recipient of the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Vietnam War. Photo courtesy of the U.S. Army. First Lieutenant John E. Warren Jr. served as a platoon leader for Company C (Mechanized), 2d Battalion, 22d Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division in the Tay Ninh Province, Republic of Vietnam.Vietnam veteran Larry Taylor tries to hold back tears as President Joe Biden places the Medal of Honor around his neck during a ceremony at the White House on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023.
For his extraordinary valor in action, the young soldier earned the Medal of Honor. His family received it from Army Secretary Stanley R. Resor during a ceremony at the Pentagon on July 16, 1967
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