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The unknown soldier from the Vietnam War who was buried in the Tomb of the Unknowns was authorized a Medal of Honor and in 1998 was identified as 1st Lieutenant Michael Blassie, USAF. After DNA testing confirmed his identity, the remains were removed from the tomb and returned to Blassie's family, but the Medal of Honor did not transfer with him.
Puller is the most decorated Marine in American history. [1] He was awarded five Navy Crosses and one Distinguished Service Cross. With six crosses, Puller is second behind Eddie Rickenbacker for citations of the nation's second-highest military award for valor. [2] Puller retired from the Marine Corps in 1955, after 37 years of service.
He was one of the most decorated soldiers in the Vietnam War. [6] [7] NBC News said that Howard may have been the most highly decorated American soldier of the modern era, [8] while KWTX-TV states that he was "said to be the most decorated service member in the history of the United States". [9]
James Mattis – American veteran and former government official who served as the 26th United States Secretary of Defense from January 2017 through December 2018; Chuck Mawhinney – Marine sniper with the most confirmed kills, all occurring during the Vietnam War [23]
Carter was the highest decorated Marine from Nevada of the Vietnam War. A mortar range in Hawthorne, Nevada, bears his name. Sergeant Laurence Eugene Belko, with India Company, was awarded a Silver Star in May 1968 for coordinating a five-hour rescue of his comrades in Dong Ha, while wounded and under enemy fire. [9] [10] [11]
Marine Corps Corporal South Vietnam July 12, 1965 Scout team leader Bryan W. Compton Jr. Navy Commander Hanoi, North Vietnam August 21, 1967 Strike leader Fred J. Cone Marine Corps Major North Vietnam October 25, 1967 A6A Intruder pilot Milton W. Confer Navy Engineman First Class South Vietnam February 13, 1970 PBR Richard F. Conklin Marine Corps
“An individual on a mission may at the end have questions about the morality of what went on, and most guys reconcile that fairly rapidly,” said Thomas S. Jones, a retired combat-decorated Marine major general. He is fiercely fond of young Marines and runs a retreat for the wounded, Semper Fi Odyssey, where he sees many cases of moral ...
Jimmie Earl Howard (July 27, 1929 – November 12, 1993) was a Marine Corps staff sergeant when he led an eighteen-man reconnaissance patrol in a fierce battle against a battalion of Viet Cong in June 1966.