Me. still fending off vietcong, he hauled the medic up the hill and nearly 20 hours nearly 20 hours later, after that bugle first rang, captain davis had saved each one of his fellow americans. every single one. just as the story of paris davis did not begin in june 18, 1965, it does not end there either. captain davis went on to become colonel davis. even after he hung up his uniform, he continued to serve the community. founding the metro herald, a newspaper that focused on his local community and civil rights issues. wish i could say this story of his sacrifice on that day in 1965 was fully recognized and rewarded immediately.
Retired Army Col. Paris Davis received the Medal of Honor nearly 60 years after the retired Green Beret boldly engaged enemy troops and rescued several wounded soldiers amid a bloody fight during the Vietnam War.
Labts, captain davis hauled his medic up the hill and nearly 20 hours later after that bugle first rang, captain davis saved each one of his fellow americans. every single one. just as the story of paris davis did not begin in june of, itten doesn t end there either. he went on to become colonel davis and earning a ph.d. on top of that. he received a civil star, the bronze star, the purple heart, and even after he hung up his uniform, he continued to serve the community tounding the metro herald. i wish i i could say it was a story of sacrifice. on that day it was fully recognized and rewarded immediately. sadly we know they weren t.
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Mr. Davis holds a photo of himself taken during his Army days. The Pentagon is conducting an expedited review of his nomination for the Medal of Honor. Credit.Michael A. McCoy for The New York Times
His brothers repeatedly told the Army that Capt. Paris Davis deserved the Medal of Honor. The Army kept losing his paperwork… over and over again
What was overlooked in 1965 may come to fruition in 2021.
Here’s what happened:
In Vietnam, in the middle of a raid on an enemy camp, Paris Davis was blown up by a grenade that blasted out several of his teeth and tore off part of his trigger finger. The enemy then started firing on the Special Forces team he commanded. His most experienced sergeant, Master Sergeant Billy Waugh, was shot. Then the demolitions specialist. Then the only medic.