Recent Medal of Honor Award

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A couple of weeks ago, I saw a news item about President Trump being about to present the Medal of Honor to a Vietnam vet, a Captain who saved a number of soldiers under heavy enemy fire.

I never saw the actual ceremony, which was supposedly almost due.

Did anyone see this, and what was the name of the recepient? I may find it on YouTube.
 
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The one I saw a few months back was to an Army medic.

PFC James McCloughan.

May not be the same one you are speaking of.
 
I don't know his name so can't check on it. I do recall that the news blurb said he was an Army captain at the time, and that thr award was for saving wounded while under heavy fire.

But his would probably be the only one since McCloughlan. They don't hand out many of those medals.
 
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Watched the ceremony yesterday. I try to catch them all if I can. These guys are men of the highest order. Story is that he never spoke of the circumstances and the mission was classified for many years. His unit (those still living) were present and had been lobbying for the award for 40 years or more. Very uplifting.
 
Amazing story and a truly overdue honor. Secret squirrels ruined it because they were, at the time, violating US law by conducting operations in Laos. Took 40+ years to recognize 4 days of repeated acts that each should have been considered for the MoH. Great ceremony yesterday.
 
I'm guessing there are likely many more never recognized heros walking amongst us that we'll never know of because of the classified nature of their work.
 
For the record a Medal of Honor recipient did NOT win the medal, they earned it. It is not awarded it is presented.

I was at a conference at a hotel once. One night they had the annual Medal of Honor recipient's ball. Most of the attendees were smokers and the banquet hall was non-smoking so they would come to the lounge for a smoke break. I got to meet about 3 dozen of them including the last surviving MOH recipient from Pearl Harbor. They schooled me quickly on terminology.
 
Thanks for the clarification on terminology. Heroic people walk among us every day, only few are recognized for their deeds.
 
Reading the citation it does not seem real.
Ordinary people doing extraordinary acts of Valor.
 
[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=og7sOrS2yzM[/ame]

Here's the short version of the ceremony. Full length versions are also on YouTube., from the time he and the President enter the room. "Hail to the Chief". Chaplains invocation, etc.

Note that Rose was a sergeant, a Special Forces medic, when he performed the gallant deeds that saw him finally presented with this most admired US medal.

He later got a commission and was wearing what I think is a red Artillery color tab under the captain's bars on his shoulder. Note the MANY battle streamers on the white Army flag behind the President.

Thanks for finding and re-posting this old thread of mine.
 
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I am glad this hero got the recognition he so richly deserved.

What bothers me is that there have to be many heroes who's story is never know or acknowledged, many of them having paid the ultimate price. May their reward come from the highest power.
 
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