Marine Corps Times on MSN2d
This Medal of Honor recipient jumped on a live flare to save his crew
On the night of Feb. 24, 1969, Airman 1st Class Levitow was serving as the loadmaster aboard an AC-47, codename “Spooky 71,” as it patrolled the night sky around Tan Son Nhut Air Base when a call came ...
Stars and Stripes1d
Critics say Medal of Honor museum shortchanges airman’s achievements
More than 24,000 people have signed the Change.org petition requesting that the museum add Chapman’s story to approximately ...
Military.com1mon
Military Academies Quashed Army-Navy Game Advertisement Featuring Marine Recommended for Medal of Honor
In 1967, on the last day of his nine-man patrol near Phu Loc, Vietnam ... he recounted as the Marine declining to blame systemic racism for not receiving the Medal of Honor.
Stars and Stripes4d
On enemy lookout, 1967
Somewhere around Con Thien, Vietnam: A Marine scans the perimeter for any enemy activity. Marines launched another phase of Operation Prairie IV on May 13, 1967. On May 16, Alpha Company of the ...
San Diego Union-Tribune16d
New Mount Soledad plaque honors Naval pilot who earned Medal of Honor in Vietnam
Lassen is awarded the Medal of Honor by President Lyndon ... the same black granite as the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. Retired U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Neil O’Connell ...
The Stockton Record on MSN12d
‘I’m honored’: Vietnam veteran Tino Adame named 2024 Stocktonian of the Year
The ceremony named two streets after Medal of Honor recipient Pittman and Vietnam Veteran Adame. Adame was instrumental in ...