List of Medal of Honor recipients for the Vietnam War

List of Medal of Honor recipients for the Vietnam War

This is a complete list of those people who received the Medal of Honor for their actions in the Vietnam War. Recipients are listed alphabetically by last name. Posthumous receipt is denoted by an asterisk.

The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, and in Vietnam as the American War, occurred from 1959 to April 30, 1975. The term Vietnam Conflict is often used to refer to events which took place between 1959 and April 30, 1975. The war was fought between the Communist-supported Democratic Republic of Vietnam and the United States supported Republic of Vietnam. It concluded with the defeat and failure of the United States foreign policy in Vietnam. [The landmark series Vietnam: A Television History, first broadcast in 1983, is a special presentation of the award-winning PBS history series, American Experience.] [cite web|publisher=Encyclopedia Britannica|title=Vietnam War|quote=Meanwhile, the United States, its military demoralized and its civilian electorate deeply divided, began a process of coming to terms with defeat in its longest and most controversial war|url=http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9075317/Vietnam-War|accessdate=2008-03-05] Over 1.4 million military personnel were killed in the war (only 6% were members of the United States armed forces), while estimates of civilian fatalities range from 2 to 5.1 million. On April 30, 1975, the capital of South Vietnam, Saigon fell to the communist forces of North Vietnam, effectively ending the Vietnam War.

Medal of Honor

The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government and is bestowed on a member of the United States armed forces who distinguishes himself "…conspicuously by gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while engaged in an action against an enemy of the United States…" Due to the nature of this medal, it is commonly presented posthumously. [http://www.defenselink.mil/faq/pis/med_of_honor.html Defense link Medal of Honor history] ]

A

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D

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G

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J

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M

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P

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T

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Y

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Z

Unknown soldier

The unknown soldier from the Vietnam War buried in the Tomb of the Unknowns was awarded a Medal of Honor. In 1998, the unknown soldier was identified as 1st Lt. Michael Blassie. The remains were removed from the tomb and returned to Blassie's family.

ee also

*List of Medal of Honor recipients

Notes

References

*cite web
accessdate=2008-03-06
url = http://www.army.mil/cmh/moh.html
title = U.S. Army Center of Military History Medal of Honor Citations Archive
work =
publisher= Army Medal of Honor website
date = July 16, 2007

**cite web
accessdate=2008-07-25
url = http://www.army.mil/cmh/html/moh/vietnam-a-l.html
title = U.S. Army Center of Military History Medal of Honor Citations Archive
work = Vietnam War (A - L)
publisher= Army Medal of Honor website
date = July 16, 2007

**cite web
accessdate=2008-07-25
url = http://www.army.mil/cmh/html/moh/vietnam-m-z.html
title = U.S. Army Center of Military History Medal of Honor Citations Archive
work = Vietnam War (M - Z)
publisher= Army Medal of Honor website
date = July 16, 2007

**cite web
accessdate=2008-07-25
url = http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/mohstats.html
title = U.S. Army Center of Military History Medal of Honor Citations Archive
work = Medal Of Honor statistics
publisher= Army Medal of Honor website
date = July 16, 2007


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