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Roger Hugh Charles Donlon (January 30, 1934 – January 25, 2024) was a United States Army officer. He was the first person to receive the Medal of Honor in the Vietnam War , as well as the first member of the United States Army Special Forces to be so honored.
Roger H. C. Donlon: Army: Captain: near Nam Đông: July 6, 1964: Rescued and administered first aid to several wounded soldiers and led a group to defeat an enemy force, causing them to retreat and leaving behind 54 of their dead, many weapons, and grenades. John J. Duffy: Army: Major: Firebase Charlie, Kon Tum province
At 04:00 the senior officer, Captain Roger Donlon, radioed for support and two hours later six HMM-162 helicopters carrying reinforcements escorted by two U.S. Army UH-1B helicopter gunships left Da Nang Air Base for Nam Dong, but on arriving over the camp they were unable to land due to intense fire and had to return to Da Nang. [4]: 157
The 7th Group was active early in the Vietnam War, first operating in Laos (Operation White Star), and later in other global Cold War operations in addition to Southeast Asia (Laos, Thailand, and South Vietnam). 7th Group was the first unit in South Vietnam to have a member earn a Medal of Honor, Captain Roger Donlon. [8]
Roger H. C. Donlon: Army: Captain: near Nam Dong, Republic of Vietnam: July 6, 1964: Rescued and administered first aid to several wounded soldiers and led a group to defeat an enemy force causing them to retreat leaving behind 54 of their dead, many weapons, and grenades. —
Col. Chaplain Sonny Moore, a longtime family friend of the Dwyer family, remembered him as an "outstanding kid" who got to do what he loved. ... Col. Roger P. Waleski Jr., Commander of the 160th ...
Roger H.C. Donlon (1978–81) [7] Frederick M. Franks Jr. (Deputy commandant 1985–87) Glenn K. Otis Deputy Chief of Staff 1976–78; Colin Powell Deputy Commanding General of the Combined Arms Combat Development Activity (1982–83) Lowell Ward Rooks (1933−1935) Gordon R. Sullivan Deputy Commandant 1987–88; Adna R. Chaffee Jr. 1919–20
The June 1969 killing of suspected double agent Thai Khac Chuyen, and the attempt to cover it up, led to the arrest in July of seven officers and one non-commissioned officer of the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) including the new commander, Colonel Robert B. Rheault in what became known as the "Green Beret Affair". [14]