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Vietnam Veteran to Be Awarded Medal of Honor for Heroic Helicopter Rescue After 55 Years

Then-1st Lt. Larry L. Taylor is shown in his UH-1 ‘Huey’ helicopter. Taylor served in Vietnam from 1967-68 with D Troop (Air), 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry, 1st Infantry Division. He flew more than 2,000 combat missions in UH-1 and Cobra helicopters.

The White House announced Friday that the president will award the Medal of Honor to Army Capt. Larry Taylor for his heroic actions during the Vietnam War. Taylor, who was an AH-1 Cobra pilot between August 1967 and August 1968, is credited with the daring rescue of a small patrol of soldiers who were surrounded […]