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1969. while servesing as a combat medic with charlie company 3rd battalion 21st infantry 196 light infantry brigade. amer cal division. the company air assaulted into an area. on may 13th, with complete disregard for his life, he ran 100 meters in an open field through heavy fire to rescue a comrade too injured to move, and carried him to safety. that same day the second platoon was ordered to search the area near the hill when the platoon was ambushed by a large north vietnamese army force and sustained heavy casualties. with complete disregard for his life and personality safety, private fir...

Beyond the call of duty from may 13th through 15th, 1969, while serving as a combat medic with charlie company, third battalion, 21st infantry, 196th light infantry brigade. ameasure i cal division. the company air assaulted into an area near tam kie and newian hill. on may 13th with complete disregard for his life, he ran 100 meters in an open field through heavy fire to rescue a cam rad too injured to move and carried him to safety. that same day second platoon was ordered to search the area near newian hill when the platoon was ambushed by a large north vaet that mees air force and sustaine...

Vietnam. right away jim poured all of himself into his duties treating the sick and the wounded. before long, all his fellow soldiers called him doc. on may 13th, 1969, less than three months after he arrived, jim was one of 89 men in charlie company to embark on a mission to secure a transportation route near nanyun, as jim and his men jumped out of the helicopter, it quickly became clear they were surrounded by enemy troops. within minutes two choppers were shot down, and one of his men was badly wounded in the middle of an open field. jim did not hesitate he blazed through 100 meters of ene...

While serving as a combat medic with the charlie company 196th light infantry brigade, americal division. the company air assaulted into an area in new yong hill. on may 13th with complete disregard for his life, he ran 100 meters in an open field through heavy fire to rescue a comrad too injured to move and carried him to safety. that same day, second platoon was ordered to search the area near new yong hill when the area was ambushed and sustained heavy casualties. with complete disregard for his life and personal safety, private first class mccloughan led two americans into the safety of a ...

Vietnam. right away, jim poured all of himself into his duties treating the sick and the wounded. before long, all of his fellow soldiers called him "doc." on may 13th, 1969, jim was one of 89 men in charlie company to embark on a mission to secure a transportation route. as jim and his men jumped out of the helicopter, it quickly became clear that they were surrounded by enemy troops. within minutes, two choppers were shot down. one of his men was badly wounded in the middle of an open field. jim did not hesitate. he blazed through 100 meters of enemy fire to carry the wounded and the soldier...