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Nation's highest military award for valor in action posthumously awarded to Rocky Mount native
A U.S. Army helicopter pilot from Rocky Mount who lost his life more than 58 years ago during the Vietnam War was ...
These 2 soldiers will receive the Medal of Honor for their heroism in Vietnam
Army Pfc. Kenneth J. David drew enemy fire to save the wounded. Capt. Hugh R. Nelson Jr. was killed while using his body to ...
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Medal of Honor awarded to Citadel grad, a chopper pilot killed in Vietnam saving his crew
Charleston army helicopter pilot Capt. Hugh Reavis Nelson Jr., a Citadel graduate, joins more than 3,520 recipients of nation ...
Durham High grad receives Medal of Honor for saving fellow soldiers’ lives in Vietnam
An Army captain who grew up in North Carolina and died while saving three fellow soldiers in a downed helicopter in Vietnam ...
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Medal of Honor awarded posthumously to The Citadel grad Captain Hugh Nelson
was posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor on Friday for his heroic actions during the Vietnam War, according to school officials. Captain Nelson, an Army helicopter pilot ...
President Biden awards Medal of Honor to seven Army veterans
President Biden has awarded the highest military decoration in the nation to seven U.S. Army veterans for their heroism in ...
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Durham High grad awarded Medal of Honor for saving fellow soldiers’ lives in Vietnam
He became an Army helicopter pilot and served in Taiwan for three years before being sent to Vietnam on Jan. 2, 1966, according to the Army. The day he died, June 5, 1966, Nelson was commanding a ...