On the night of Feb. 24, 1969, Airman 1st Class Levitow was serving as the loadmaster aboard an AC-47, codename “Spooky 71,” ...
3, and Kenneth Kays were awarded Medals of Honor for their actions at the battle of Firebase Maureen during the Vietnam War. (Henry Villarama/U.S. Army) For every battle in the Vietnam War ...
(National Archives) The Vietnam War was nothing if not loaded with ironies at every conceivable level. The lowest-ranking Medal of Honor ... came in that the U.S. Army post at Long Binh was ...
WASHINGTON - In 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt awarded the Medals of Honor to Pvt. Simon Harris and Pvt. James W. McIntyre for their actions in the American-Philippine War. Senator (now ...