on days such as this we can pay tribute. we can express our gratitude. we can thank god that there are patriots and families such as these. so on behalf of the american people, please join me in jking rose for the reading of the citation. the president of the united states of america authorized by act of congress, march 3, 1863, has awarded in the name of congress the medal of honor to specialists for leslie h.sabo junior, united states army for conspicuous at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty.
nurtures such families and those whom they give. blessed be upon rosemary and her family and george and his family and bless to those who carry on the tradition of leslie to defend america today and may his memory and sacrifice live on in the story of america and her army and to all of us graced to serve god and country, to keep america worthy of the heritage thus is leslie sabo, we ask this and pray as always in your holy name, amen. amen. i want to thank everybody for their attendance. please give another round of applause to the sabo family.
he did. he saved his comrades who meant more to him than life. leslie sabo left behind a waif who adored him, a brother who loved him, parents who cherished him, and family and friends who admired him. they never knew. for decades they never knew their les had died a hero. the fog of war and paperwork that seemed to get lost in the shuffle meant this story was almost lost to history. so today we thank that vietnam vet who found les s files in the archives and was determined to right this wrong. that s tony mad who joins us here today. where is tony? [ applause ]
rvelgs live to the white house where the medal of honor ceremony for leslie sabo junior, killed during the vietnam war is just beginning. a chaplain is leading prayers. you bestow your holy presence a special place at this sacred moment. we ask this and pray in your holy name, amen. amen. please be seated. thank you, general rutherford. good afternoon, everyone. we gather today to present the medal of honor for valor above and beyond the call of duty. in so doing we celebrate the soldier, the life that produced such gallantry, specialist leslie h.sabo junior. today is a so will em reminder