determined and devoted. and now at long last is my great honor to ask the colonel to read the citation . the president of the united states of america authorized by act of congress, march 3rd, 1863 has awarded in the name of congress the medal of honor to captain paris d. davis, united states army. for the risk of his own life above and beyond the call of
read this citation. the president of the united states of america, authorized by act of congress, march 3th, 1863 has awarded in the name of congress the medal of honor to captain paris, d. davis, united states army for conspicuous gallantry of above and beyond of the call of duty. captain paris d. davis, special forces group, airborne, first special forces distinguished himself by acts of gallantry, above and beyond of the call of duty while serving as an adviser to the 883 regional force company, army of the republic of vietnam, during
specialist five, dwight w birdwell. attention to orders. the president of the united states of america authorized by act of congress march 3, 1863, has awarded in the name of congress a medal of honor to specialist five, dwight w birdwell, united states army for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in the risk of his own life above and beyond the call of duty. specialist five, dwight w birdwell, distinguished himself by act of gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty while serving with
1863, has awarded in the name of congress the medal of honor to sergeant first class alwyn c. cashe, united states army, for conspicuous gallantry at risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. sergeant cashe distinguished himself by acts of gallantry while serving as platoon sergeant with company a, third infantry division in iraq on october 17th, 2005. while on a nighttime patrol, the bradley fighting vehicle which sergeant first class cashe was commanding was attacked by enemy fire and an improvised explosive device disabled the vehicle and engulfed it from flames. after extracting himself from the vehicle, sergeant first class cashe extracted the driver who was trapped in the vehicle. sergeant first class cashe and a fellow soldier extracted the driver. in the course of extinguishing
administration, when the military was considering opening all combat positions to women, including rangers, he let it be known he thought women could meet the standards and said, i want to see them do it. he leads from the front. he leads by example. he leads with his heart. he is a ranger. that s how rangers lead. that s how you lead. now, it is my great honor to ask for the citation to be read and to award colonel puckett with the medal of honor. the president of the united states of america authorized by act of congress has awarded in