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Biden will award Medal of Honor to Vietnam chopper pilot Larry Taylor who pulled off DARING rescue of four soldiers in a Vietnam firefight when they became trapped in a rice field behind enemy lines
2023-09-02
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]
  • Cobra helicopter pilot and Vietnam War vet Larry Taylor is to receive the Medal of Honor from President Biden following a daring rescue mission in June 1968

  • Biden will recognize Taylor at a ceremony next week, the White House announced on Friday

  • First lieutenant Taylor's heroic actions have earned him the highest military decoration in the US Armed Forces after he rescued four men who were trapped

  • The soldiers had become surrounded by enemy troops but Taylor came up with an improvised escape route that ultimately saved their lives
Posted by:Skidmark

#1  I am really glad that he is still alive to receive the award.
Posted by: Rambler in Virginia   2023-09-02 19:16  

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