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Decorated Vietnam War Veteran Appeals to Biden for Medal of Honor Captain Bill Hawk Albracht saved more than 150 allied soldiers in daring escape Special forces soldier Bill Albracht with a South Vietnamese soldier (Credit: pritzkermilitary.org) Jack Beyrer • May 1, 2021 5:00 am In October 1969, Army Captain Bill "Hawk" Albracht found himself posted at a base in Vietnamese jungle widely considered to be a backwater to the war. Surrounded by thousands of North Vietnamese soldiers, strapp...

Ken Moffett will join us live during the 11 a.m. newscast Thursday, April 22nd. Credit: WQAD Captain Bill Albracht lead his troops on an amazing escape from Firebase Kate in Vietnam in November of 1969. Author: Jonathan Ketz Updated: 11:25 AM CDT April 21, 2021 MOLINE, Ill. — Ken Moffett, Legislative Aide for Illinois State Senator Neil Anderson, is pushing for Vietnam War Veteran Bill Albracht, to have his Silver Star upgraded to a Medal of Honor.  As former ...

Print this article Capt. Bill Albracht was an outstanding soldier. Graduating from high school in 1966, he was a recruiter’s dream: He wanted to join the airborne infantry. After basic training, he passed the Officer Candidate School exam. At the time, he thought all officers came from West Point. “OCS could’ve been Oklahoma Cooking School, for all I knew,” he said. After OCS, Albracht thrived in Special Forces school, and then, he volunteered for service in Vietnam. He was absolutely...

Senator asks Trump to ‘personally intervene’ in Medal of Honor upgrade for Vietnam war hero How a 21-year-old Green Beret saved scores of soldiers in Vietnam The story of Capt. William Albrachts actions in 1969 is the stuff of Hollywood movies. A remote outpost, surrounded by thousands of enemy soldiers and manned by inexperienced troops -- and how a young Green Beret stepped in and kept them from being slaughtered. Then, a daring nighttime escape. It was the kind of valor that some now sa...