Profiles of Valor: Roger Donlon - Goodbye to the first Medal of Honor recipient for actions in Vietnam.
"Some farewells are more than personal, they are national.
A week ago, there were 65 living Medal of Honor recipients.
Today, there are 63 recipients.
We said goodbye to the most recent recipient, Larry Taylor, on Sunday. I previously profiled (READ THIS!) his actions on Veterans Day several years ago.
We said goodbye to the most recent recipient, Larry Taylor, on Sunday. I previously profiled (READ THIS!) his actions on Veterans Day several years ago.
I met Larry two decades ago and will never forget our first conversation when he described one of the more than 2,700 missions he flew as a Cobra pilot in Vietnam. He received a Silver Star for that daring mission, and when I inquired about a Medal of Honor nomination, Larry smiled and said, “That died on the vine because in the midst of that mission, after I denied an order to retreat, I accused my commanding officer of having ‘unnatural relations with his mother’ — on an open mic.”...
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