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Salvatore Giunta, Medal of Honor, War in Afghanistan

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Jay R. Vargas, Medal of Honor, Vietnam War

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John Baca, Medal of Honor, Vietnam War

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Nicky Bacon, Medal of Honor, Vietnam War

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John Baker, Medal of Honor, Vietnam War

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Donald Ballard, Medal of Honor, Vietnam War

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About the Medal of Honor

NBC anchor Brian Williams introduces this stirring video about the Medal of Honor that features excerpts from recipients' oral histories along with archival footage.
Find out more about the Medal recipients in MEDAL OF HONOR at www.workman.com/products/9781579654627/

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Salvatore Giunta, Medal of Honor, War in Afghanistan

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Salvatore Giunta, Medal of Honor, War in Afghanistan

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On October 25, 2007, near the Korengal Valley in Afghanistan, Specialist Salvatore Giunta sought out and recovered a fellow soldier who was being dragged away by two Taliban. He was awarded the Medal of Honor exactly three years later, making him the first living recipient of the Medal since the Vietnam War. Read more about Giunta and other Medal recipients in MEDAL OF HONOR at www.artisanbooks...

Jay R. Vargas, Medal of Honor, Vietnam War

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Jay R. Vargas, Medal of Honor, Vietnam War

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On May 2, 1968, after three days of intense fighting in the village of Dai Do, Vietnam, Captain Jay Vargas rescued a fellow Marine and dragged his wounded battalion commander over a hundred yards to an evacuation point, firing at the enemy as he went. He received the Medal of Honor on May 14, 1970. Read more about Baker and other Medal recipients in MEDAL OF HONOR at www.artisanbooks.com/produc...

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John Baca, Medal of Honor, Vietnam War

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On February 10, 1970, Specialist John Baca dove on a grenade thrown near his firing position in Phuoc Long Province, South Vietnam, saving his fellow soldiers. Baca received the Medal of Honor on June 15, 1971. He returned to Vietnam in 1990 and worked alongside former enemy soldiers to build a United States Vietnam friendship clinic. Read more about Baca and other Medal recipients in MEDAL OF ...

Nicky Bacon, Medal of Honor, Vietnam War

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Nicky Bacon, Medal of Honor, Vietnam War

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Staff Sergeant Nicky Bacon led assaults on numerous enemy bunkers to relieve a unit under fierce attack near Tam Ky, South Vietnam, on August 26, 1968. Bacon received the Medal of Honor from President Nixon on November 24, 1969. Read more about Bacon and other Medal recipients in MEDAL OF HONOR at www.artisanbooks.com/products/9781579654627/

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John Baker, Medal of Honor, Vietnam War

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Private First Class John Baker, Jr., destroyed six enemy bunkers and saved eight comrades during a firefight to relieve a besieged unit in Tay Ninh Province, South Vietnam, on November 5, 1966. On May 1, 1968, President Johnson awarded him the Medal of Honor. Read more about Baker and other Medal recipients in MEDAL OF HONOR at www.artisanbooks.com/products/9781579654627/

Donald Ballard, Medal of Honor, Vietnam War

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Donald Ballard, Medal of Honor, Vietnam War

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On May 16, 1968, Navy corpsman Donald Ballard threw himself on a grenade to save the wounded men he was treating in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam. Thankfully, the grenade had a defective fuse and only exploded when, after a few moments without an explosion, he threw it into the air. Ballard received the Medal of Honor on May 14, 1970. Read more about Ballard and other Medal recipients in ME...

Harvey Barnum, Medal of Honor, Vietnam War

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Harvey Barnum, Medal of Honor, Vietnam War

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On December 18, 1965, Harvey "Barney" Barnum, Jr., took control when his unit commander was killed in Quang Tin Province, South Vietnam, directing a counterattack and a withdrawal. He was presented with the Medal of Honor on February 27, 1967, but it would take years for the fragments of that day to come together in his memory. Read more about Barnum and other Medal recipients in MEDAL OF HONOR...

Gary Beikirch, Medal of Honor, Vietnam War

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Gary Beikirch, Medal of Honor, Vietnam War

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Special Forces medic Gary Beikirch treated wounded indigenous and U.S. soldiers under intense fire in the Kontum Province, South Vietnam, on April 1, 1970. He was presented with the Medal of Honor on October 15, 1973. Read more about Beikirch and other Medal recipients in MEDAL OF HONOR at www.artisanbooks.com/products/9781579654627/

Patrick Brady, Medal of Honor, Vietnam War

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Patrick Brady, Medal of Honor, Vietnam War

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Dustoff helicopter pilot Patrick Brady made multiple evacuations of wounded soldiers in bad weather and intense fire near Chu Lai, South Vietnam, on January 6, 1968. He received the Medal of Honor on October 9, 1969. Read more about Brady and other Medal recipients in MEDAL OF HONOR at www.artisanbooks.com/products/9781579654627/

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Paul Bucha, Medal of Honor, Vietnam War

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In March 1968, Captain Paul Bucha personally directed the successful defense of his besieged unit near Phuoc Vinh, South Vietnam, until they could safely withdraw. He received the Medal of Honor on May 14, 1970. Read more about Bucha and other Medal recipients in MEDAL OF HONOR at www.artisanbooks.com/products/9781579654627/

Jon Cavaiani, Medal of Honor, Vietnam War

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Jon Cavaiani, Medal of Honor, Vietnam War

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Staff Sergeant Jon Cavaiani organized and led an aggressive defense when his force came under fierce attack near Khe Sanh, South Vietnam, on June 4-5, 1971. He evaded capture for 11 days, but was eventually taken as a POW. When he was released in 1973, he heard that he had been recommended for the Medal of Honor. It was awarded to him on December 12, 1974. Read more about Cavaiani and other Med...

Raymond Clausen, Medal of Honor, Vietnam War

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Raymond Clausen, Medal of Honor, Vietnam War

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Helicopter crew chief Raymond Clausen, Jr., made multiple trips through an enemy minefield to rescue wounded Marines near Da Nang, South Vietnam, on January 31, 1970. President Nixon awarded him the Medal of Honor on June 15, 1971. Read more about Clausen and other Medal recipients in MEDAL OF HONOR at www.artisanbooks.com/products/9781579654627/

Bruce Crandall, Medal of Honor, Vietnam War

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Bruce Crandall, Medal of Honor, Vietnam War

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Major Bruce Crandall made over 20 flights into intense enemy fire during a battle in the Ia Drang Valley, South Vietnam, in November 1965, evacuating 70 wounded and delivering ammunition. The battle was later dramatized in the film We Were Soldiers. On February 26, 2007, Crandall received the Medal of Honor. Read more about Crandall and other Medal recipients in MEDAL OF HONOR at www.artisanboo...

Sammy Davis, Medal of Honor, Vietnam War

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Sammy Davis, Medal of Honor, Vietnam War

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On November 18, 1967, Private First Class Sammy Davis, wounded and under intense enemy fire, crossed a river to rescue three wounded soldiers near Cai Lay, Vietnam. On November 19, 1968, Davis received the Medal of Honor. The footage from that day as well as Davis's citation were used as source materials for the film Forrest Gump. Read more about Davis and other Medal recipients in MEDAL OF HON...