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Obama Presents Vietnam War Veteran With Medal of Honor
Source: Associated Press
Obama Presents Vietnam War Veteran With Medal of Honor
By KEVIN FREKING, ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — Jul 18, 2016, 2:06 PM ET
President Barack Obama awarded the nation's highest military honor to a Vietnam War veteran on Monday, noting that the story of retired Lt. Col. Charles Kettles' bravery nearly 50 years ago serves as great inspiration at a time when Americans could use some.
Kettles led helicopter flights carrying reinforcements to U.S. soldiers and evacuated the wounded after they were ambushed in combat operations near Duc Pho in May 1967, helping rescue more than 40 soldiers.
Obama said the story was quintessentially American because Kettles showed the importance of looking out for others and how nobody should be left behind.
"This shouldn't just be a creed for our soldiers. This should be a creed for all of us," Obama said.
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By KEVIN FREKING, ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — Jul 18, 2016, 2:06 PM ET
President Barack Obama awarded the nation's highest military honor to a Vietnam War veteran on Monday, noting that the story of retired Lt. Col. Charles Kettles' bravery nearly 50 years ago serves as great inspiration at a time when Americans could use some.
Kettles led helicopter flights carrying reinforcements to U.S. soldiers and evacuated the wounded after they were ambushed in combat operations near Duc Pho in May 1967, helping rescue more than 40 soldiers.
Obama said the story was quintessentially American because Kettles showed the importance of looking out for others and how nobody should be left behind.
"This shouldn't just be a creed for our soldiers. This should be a creed for all of us," Obama said.
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Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/obama-present-vietnam-war-veteran-medal-honor-40659061
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