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Nearly 60 years after he was first recommended for the nation's highest award for bravery during the Vietnam War, retired Col. Paris Davis, one of the first Black officers to lead a Special Forces team in combat, will receive the prestigious Medal of Honor on Friday.
The belated recognition for the 83-year-old Virginia resident came after the recommendation for his medal was lost, resubmitted — and then lost again
Nearly 60 years after he was first recommended for the nation’s highest award for bravery during the Vietnam War, retired Col. Paris Davis, one of the first Black officers to lead a Special Forces team in combat, will receive the prestigious Medal of Honor on Friday.
An 83-year-old Vietnam veteran at long last received his due. President Biden presented him with the Medal of Honor on Friday.
An 83-year-old Vietnam veteran is at long last getting his due. President Joe Biden on Friday awarded the Medal of Honor to retired Col. Paris Davis, one of the first Black officers to lead a Special Forces team in combat. Davis' recommendation for the medal had been lost, resubmitted — and then lost again. Biden says Davis was “everything this medal means.” In an interview with The Associated Press, Davis says finally receiving the recognition is like getting a long-anticipated ice cream cone. Davis says: "You know what it looks like, what it smells like. You just haven’t li...