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"HC2c. Ray served to inspire the men of Battery D to heroic efforts in defeating the enemy."

Retired Captain Larry Taylor (’66) recently received the Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest military recognition, for his heroic actions during the Vietnam War.

Capt. Taylor's rescue of four soldiers who were surrounded by around 80 North Vietnamese is just one of the acts that has earned him and many other Tennessee Vietnam veterans the Medal of Honor.

Capt. Taylor's rescue of four soldiers who were surrounded by around 80 North Vietnamese is just one of the acts that has earned him and many other Tennessee Vietnam veterans the Medal of Honor.

With the exception of the War on Terror, a Tennessean has received the Medal of Honor in every conflict since the military decoration was first created in 1861.

With the exception of the War on Terror, a Tennessean has received the Medal of Honor in every conflict since the military decoration was first created in 1861.

In the early morning of March 19, 1969, a Marine combat base at Phu Loc 6 near An Hoa, Vietnam, became the scene of a surprise enemy attack. As the