Tag: Vietnam

Davis was one of the first Black officers in the Army’s elite Green Berets. His nomination for the nation’s highest combat decoration vanished twice at the height of the civil rights movement.

Retired trailblazer Col. Paris Davis received the Medal of Honor decades after his heroic actions in Vietnam saved the lives of his fellow Americans.

President Biden awarded the Medal of Honor to Col. Paris Davis, who saved three fellow soldiers in the midst of battle after sustaining multiple gun shot injuries.

Col. Paris Davis’s nomination in 1965, for saving three teammates while injured in battle, hit a wall. It was revived in recent years.

Retired Army Col. Paris Davis stood in the White House as President Biden draped the Medal of Honor around his neck, nearly six decades after he saved the lives of three troops during the Vietnam War.

When describing who Col. Paris Davis is, his daughter Regan Hopper and fellow Green Beret Ron Deis attested to how deserving Davis is of the U.S. military’s highest honor. On Friday morning, President …

Paris Davis, one of the first Black officers to lead a Special Forces team in combat, received the Medal of Honor on Friday for his bravery in the Vietnam War. After a crowded White House ceremony, a …

President Joe Biden will award the Medal of Honor to a retired Black Army commander who was wounded in the Vietnam War while saving the lives of several soldiers but whose recognition was delayed by …

President Joe Biden on Friday awarded the Medal of Honor to a Black Army Special Forces hero from the Vietnam War who has waited close to 60 years to receive the nation’s top award for valor after the …

An 83-year-old Vietnam veteran at long last received his due. President Biden presented him with the Medal of Honor on Friday.