i know that no award can ever make up for the loss of your father, for not having him there as you grew up, but i hope today you take some pride and comfort in knowing his valor, he s finally receiving the full recognition that he s always deserved. january 31, 1968, it was an opening assault come to be known as the tet offensive. bloody period of the vietnam war. north vietnamese forces launched an attack on a strategically located air base near saigon. dwight birdwell, unknown to approximately 100 men in c troop, they were moving to be taken on a full regiment of vietcong likely to be more than 1,000 strong. they arrived, the troop engaged, the vietcong forces, the unit
Melodie Yvonne/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) Four Army veterans are being recognized with the Medal of Honor for their "acts of gallantry and intrepidity" during
President Joe Biden awarded on Tuesday four Vietnam War veterans the Medal of Honor at a White House East Room ceremony the day after Independence Day.
President Joe Biden awarded the Medal of Honor to four Vietnam veterans: Staff Sergeant Edward Kaneshiro, Specialist Dwight Birdwell, Specialist Dennis Fujii, and retired Major John Duffy.
President Biden on Tuesday awarded the Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest military honor, to four Army veterans for their bravery in the Vietnam War, upgrading previous awards given to each man for his service. The president held a ceremony in the East Room of the White House the day after Independence Day, which Biden…