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Wounded in the left side while returning to his position, sergeant gomez refused evacuation. observation at the tripod of a 30 caliber machine gun was rendered inoperable by enemy fire he cradled the weapon in his arms and return to the forward defensive positions and september the assaulting force with withering fire. although his weapon overheated and burned his hands and his painful wounds still bled, sergeant gomez maintained his stand and upon orders to withdraw in the face of overwhelming ...

Accepting on behalf of her father. specialist leonard l.alferado above and beyond the call of duty while serving as a rifleman with company d second battalion, first cavalry air mode. against an armed enemy in puck long province republic of vietnam on august 12, 1969. on that day the specialist and small reaction force moved through dense jungle to a beleaguered platoon and he opened fire when he suspected enemy fire. sfit his quick reaction he was soon pinned down by the hostile force that bloc...

Disregarding the enemy fire, he pulled the pin from a hand grenade and advanced on the bunker, leveling suppressive fire until he could drop the grenade into the bunker, mortally wounding the insurgent and destroying the fortification. without hesitation, he employed identical tactics as he proceeded the eliminate the next two enemy positions. with the destruction of the third bunker, specialist 4 erevia had exhausted his supply of hand grenades. he courageously charged forward behind the fire e...

Company c, first battalion air mobile, 501st infantry, 101st airborne division air mobile during search and clear mission near the republic of vietnam on may 21, 1969. after breaching an insurgent perimeter, specialist 4 erevia rendered first aid to several casualties and the rest of the platoon moved forward. as he was doing so, he came under intense hostile fire from four bunkers to his left front. although he could have taken cover with the rest of the element, he chose a retaliatory course o...

Enemy bunker and then advanced forward and split off with two men to recover the team commanders body. observing the maneuver, the hostile force concentrated its fire on staff sergeant morris three-man element and successfully wound both men accompanying him. after assisting the two wounded back to forces line staff sergeant morris charged forward into enemy fire with only his mens suppressive fire as cover. while enemy machine gun emplacements continuously directed fusillade against him staff s...

Sergeant first class melvin morris is being recognized for directing and leading indigenous soldiers and helping his fellow soldiers to safety even after he had been wounded. and master sergeant jose rodela disabled an enemy rocket position even while he dodged enemy fire. seven of the posthumous medals of honor will go to private pedro cano, private joe gandara served in the parachute regimen and was injured in france fighting german forces. staff sergeant salvador lora, master sergeant manuel ...

Company c first battalion air mobile, 501st infantry, 101st airborne division air mobile during search and clear mission near tam ky, republic of vietnam in 1969. after breaching and insurgent perimeter, specialist 4 erevia was designated by platoon leader to render first casualties and the platoon move forward. he came under fire from four bunkers to his left front. though he could have taken cover with the rest of element, he chose a retaliatory course of action. with heavy enemy fire directed...

Ii. staff sergeant walter ehlers died last week, and tomorrow family and friends will attend his funeral and remember a man who risked his life to save his fellow soldiers. ha is live on the fox news deck. >> walter ehlers ran through gunfire and personally took out two machine gun nests and refused to let the medics take him off the battlefield even after he had been shot. >> when he was wounded and the bullet came out his back peak, he mothers picture was in there. >> his widow says the bullet...

Still tonight, some of the families of the fallen say questions remain unanswered. here is what happened. in the early hours of august 6th, 2011, troops boarded a chinook helicopter in a mission to capture a taliban commander. shortly after, they took enemy fire, a rocket propelled grenade hitting a rotor blade and engulfing the chinook in flames. eight hours later the remains of 30 american troops including 17 navy s.e.a.l.s were identified. two and a half years later, some of the families of t...

Only three of still living. those are from vietnam and just for a moment, i want to tell you about sergeant first class melvin morris who is living in florida today. he was only 19 years old when he came a green beret. he volunteered for two tours. there is i picture today. i want to you listen to what the army said he did on the battlefield. he showed determination and his ability to lead has rarely been equal. mr. morris, the other two hispanic people, all of these men, you received the medal ...