'Astonishing bravery': Biden awards Medals of Honor to four Army vets for their heroics in Vietnam

One soldier led his unit through a deadly ambush in 1968. Another defended a besieged fire base in 1972. A third directed airstrikes after a crash landing in 1971. And a fourth single-handedly cleared a trench of enemy troops in 1966.

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