You've heard the story of Sgt. Roy Benavidez, but do you know about the people he saved?
Opinion You’ve heard the story of Sgt. Roy Benavidez, but do you know about the people he saved? The Montagnards of Vietnam were heroes, too, and became an important refugee community in the U.S. Yvette Benavidez cries as her family unveils the Medal of Honor of her father, Sgt. Roy Benavidez, at the Ronald Reagan Library in Simi Valley, Calif., on Feb. 4, 2011. On May 2, 1968, Benavidez, of the Military Assistance Command Vietnam Studies and Observations Group, U.S. Army, reached a reconnaissance team under enemy fire. Severely wounded, he carried other soldiers to helicopters, saving t...