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Good morning. im john muller. >> im marci gonzalez in for diana perez. here are top headlines were following on "world news now." >> day 12 of the search for flight 370 and frustration is growing with seemingly constant contradictions from malaysian officials. meanwhile, malaysian fishermen tell abc news they saw the plane the night it disappeared. more from them in just a moment. vladimir putin welcomed crimea back into russia before a cheering crowd of tens of thousands in moscows red square...

My god, what have i done? >> i kind of we want down a little bit. he said, be cool, be cool, be cool. >> when i told him it was all good, the medal of honor, i could hear through the phone he almost passed out. >> staff sergeant morriss heroism. >> reporter: he was one of 24 who were denied miest military honor because of discrimination. >> in the thick of the fight you refused to yield. >> one of the first to wear the armys green beret, morris charged into enemy fire repeatedly armed with as ma...

>> i kind of went down a little bit. he said, be cool, be cool, be cool. >> when i told him it was all good, the medal of honor, i could hear through the phone he almost passed out. >> staff sergeant morriss extraordinary heroism -- >> reporter: sergeant first class morris were 24 soldiers who were denied military honor, mostly because of discrimination. only three are still alive. >> in the thick of the fight, you refused to yield. >> reporter: one of the first to wear the armys green beret, he...

>> today, we remember how 32-year-old sergeant first class rodela fought through his wounds in vietnam and rallied his men during 18 hours of constant combat. today, we were how 27-year-old staff sergeant morris, one of our nations very first green bare bare barets, think about that. thats legendary. how staff sergeant morris recovered a fallen comrade in vietnam, took out several enemy bunkers and kept going even after he was shot three times. today, we remember how 23-year-old specialist aravi...

Vietnam, took out several enemy bunkers, and kept going even after he was shot three times. and on most days, you can find santiago eravia at home in san antonio. hes a 68-year-old retired postal worker. hes fixing up his house typically, tending to the garden, beginning on walks with his wife. or doing some push-ups to stay in shape. today we remember how 23-year-old specialist 4 eravia, under a hail of bullets in vietnam, gave first aid to his wounded comrades and single handedly destroyed fou...

Arms around them and calling them brother and say welcome home. >> reporter: two other vietnam veterans will receive the medal. radio operator santiago was under fire on may 1st, 1969. he assaulted enemy bunkers firing hand grenades and firing his m-16. he worked for the postal service for 32 years. his son roland served three tours in iraq. sergeant first class joses battalion was under heavy fire on september 1st, 1969, it suffered 42 casualties in minutes. the unit was on the brink of panic w...

Home. >> reporter: two other living vietnam veterans will receive the medal. radio operator santiago arivia was under fire all day on may 21st, 1969. in total peril, he assaulted a line of enemy bunkers throwing hand grenades and firing his m-16. he came home to work for the postal service for 32 years. his son roland served three tours in iraq. sergeant first class jose redellas battalion was under such heavy fire september 1st, 1969 it suffered 42 casualties in minutes. army records say the un...

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