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‘Flat-out, straight-up American hero’: 2 Vietnam soldiers who rescued fellow troops in combat receive Medal of Honor
Seven soldiers who served in the wars in Vietnam and Korea received the Medal of Honor -- the nation’s highest military award ...
Biden honors fallen Rocky Mount Army captain with Medal of Honor
Almost sixty years after his death, Captain Hugh Nelson Jr. was awarded a Medal of Honor due to his heroic actions during the ...
Durham High grad receives Medal of Honor for saving fellow soldiers’ lives in Vietnam
An Army captain who grew up in North Carolina and died while saving three fellow soldiers in a downed helicopter in Vietnam ...
Medal of Honor awarded to Citadel grad, a chopper pilot killed in Vietnam saving his crew
Charleston army helicopter pilot Capt. Hugh Reavis Nelson Jr., a Citadel graduate, joins more than 3,520 recipients of nation ...
Citadel graduate, killed saving his crew in Vietnam, honored with Medal of Honor
A Citadel graduate who was killed in action while saving his crew members during the Vietnam War posthumously received the ...
These 2 soldiers will receive the Medal of Honor for their heroism in Vietnam
Army Pfc. Kenneth J. David drew enemy fire to save the wounded. Capt. Hugh R. Nelson Jr. was killed while using his body to shield a soldier.