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Medal of Honor ceremony, 2014

Washington, D.C., March 18, 2014: President Barack Obama talks about Medal of Honor recipients Staff Sgt. Melvin Morris, Sgt. 1st Class Jose Rodela and Spc. Santiago J. Erevia at the White House.

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and so i want to begin by welcoming santiago eravia to stage for reading of the citation. >> specialist 4 santiago j.erevia, united states army. the president. 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 specialist 4 santiago j.erevia, united states army, for conspicuous gallantry. he distinguished himself by acts of gallantry above and beyond the call of duty while serving as a radio telephone operator in

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 emitted by his m-16 rifles. arriving at the very edge of the bunker, he silenced the occupant within the fortification at point-blank range. through his heroic actions, the lives of the wounded were saved and the members of the company command post were relieved from a very precarious situation. his exemplary performance in the face of overwhelming danger was an inspiration to his entire company and contributed immeasurably to the success of the mission. specialist 4 erevia's

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 of action. with heavy enemy fire directed at him, he moved in full view of the hostile gunners as he proceeded to call from one wounded man to another gathering ammunition. armed with two m-16 rifles and several hand grenades, he charged toward the enemy positions behind the suppressive fire of the two rifles. under very intense fire, he continued to advance on the insurgents until he was near the first bunker.

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vietnam, took out several enemy bunkers, and kept going even after he was shot three times. and on most days you can find santiago erevia at home in san antonio. he's a 68-year-old retired postal worker. he's fixing up his house typically, tending to the garden, going on walks with his wife, or doing some push-ups to stay in shape. today we remember how 23-year-old specialist 4 erevia, under a hail of bullets in vietnam, gave first aid to his wounded comrades and single-handedly destroyed four enemy bunkers. these are extraordinary americans. they are exemplary soldiers. and so i want to begin by