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Larry Taylor, Medal of Honor recipient for daring Vietnam rescue, dies at 81

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The call came over the radio on the Cobra attack helicopter: return to base to resupply. The gunship’s ammo was almost exhausted. Fuel was running low. The Cobra’s commander, 1st Lt. Larry Taylor, flicked off the radio. He had made his decision. Somehow, he would attempt to rescue four members of a U.S. military reconnaissance … Read more

Roger Donlon, first Medal of Honor recipient from Vietnam War, dies at 89

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The first round of incoming fire set a roof ablaze at Camp Nam Dong, an outpost of South Vietnamese forces along with a 12-member U.S. Special Forces detachment near the Laotian border. Within minutes, North Vietnamese fighters were hitting hard with mortars, grenades and machine guns. The commanding officer of Team A-726, an Army captain … Read more