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Robert Lewis Howard (July 11, 1939 – December 23, 2009) was a United States Army Special Forces officer and recipient of the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Vietnam War. He was wounded 14 times over 54 months of combat, was awarded the Medal of Honor, eight Purple Hearts, a Distinguished Service Cross, [a] a Silver Star, and four Bronze ...
For smothering a grenade blast with his body. The first African American Medal of Honor recipient of the Vietnam War. Kenneth L. Olson † Army: Specialist Four: Long An May 13, 1968: For smothering a grenade blast with his body Robert E. O'Malley: Marine Corps: Corporal: near An Cu'ong 2, South Vietnam August 18, 1965
The Battle of Hill 488 was a military engagement of the Vietnam War that took place on the night of 15–16 June 1966. A small United States Marine Corps (USMC) reconnaissance platoon inflicted large casualties on regular People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) and Viet Cong (VC) fighters before withdrawing with only a few dead.
Cody, Howard R: Captain: USAF: 1st Air Commando Squadron: South Vietnam, Cà Mau: B-26 #44-35703 hit by ground fire and crashed, bodies of two other crewmen recovered [21] Killed in action, body not recovered [3] October 29: Versace, Humbert R: Captain: US Army: Detachment A-23 5th Special Forces Group: South Vietnam, An Xuyen Province
South Vietnam, Quảng Nam Province: Killed during an ambush in the Que Son Valley, his body was left behind during the evacuation [8] Killed in action, body not recovered [3] January 7: Trujillo, Robert S: Private First Class: US Army: 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment: South Vietnam: Disappeared during the evacuation following an ambush in ...
The book covers the GI and veteran resistance to the Vietnam War from the very early stages of the war until the signing of the Paris Peace Accords in 1973. It has essays and contributions from members of every branch of the U.S. military, from enlisted and officer, from women and men, from those of many skin colors and walks of life, from the famous and the unknown, from highly decorated ...
In a video posted online, he can be seen talking to Howard Stern about his fortunate track record when it comes to avoiding sexually transmitted diseases. SEE ALSO: Transcripts of Clinton's Wall ...
Howard, Lewis: Staff Sergeant: US Army: D Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment: Battle of Fire Support Base Ripcord: South Vietnam, Thua Thien Province: Rifleman shot and killed during an ambush on his patrol, his body could not be recovered due to strong enemy presence [107] Presumptive finding of death [3] July 21: Schultz, Ronald ...