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MEDAL OF HONOR HERO, COLONEL PARIS D. DAVIS, NAMED GRAND MARSHAL OF 91ST ANNIVERSARY OF THE HOLLYWOOD CHRISTMAS PARADE SUPPORTING MARINE TOYS FOR TOTS

Colonel Paris D. Davis | Medal of Honor Recipient

Hometown Hero in Alexandria

Decades later, Black Army officer receives Medal of Honor

In the early hours of June 18, 1965, Capt. Paris D. Davis led the 12 members of his Special Forces team and about 90 South Vietnamese trainees stealthily through the jungle of Bong Son in Vietnam's B.

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Did not begin june 18th, 1965, it does not end there, either. captain davis went on to become colonel davis serving 25 years in the military and earning a ph.d. and received many medals. he continued to serve the community founding the metro herald. newspaper the focuses on his local community and civil rights issues. wish i could say this story of paris s sacrifice on that day in 1965 was fully recognized and rewarded immediately. but sadly we know they weren t. at the time captain davis returned from war the country was still battling segregation. return from vietnam to experience some of his fellow soldiers crossing the other side of the street when they saw him in america. all of the men with him on that june day immediately nominated him to receive the medal of honor.