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2. Joseph G. LaPointe Jr. - Wikipedia

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   LaPointe was a nature lover and avid hiker. [1] LaPointe was drafted in 1968 and declared himself a conscientious objector. He married Cindy Failor of Dayton, Ohio at the Englewood First Baptist Church in Ohio, during his training at the Army Medical Training Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas. [2] He became a combat medic and was sent to Vietnam ...

3. List of Medal of Honor recipients for the Vietnam War

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   Joseph G. LaPointe Jr. † Army: Specialist Four: Quảng Tín province: June 2, 1969: Sacrificed his life by using his own body as a shield in an attempt to save a wounded soldier. Clyde E. Lassen: Navy: Lieutenant, Junior Grade: North Vietnam June 19, 1968: For the rescue of two downed naval aviators —

4. Thomas W. Bennett (conscientious objector) - Wikipedia

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   Awards. Medal of Honor. Purple Heart. Thomas William Bennett (April 7, 1947 – February 11, 1969) was a United States Army medic who was killed in action during the Vietnam War and the second conscientious objector to receive the Medal of Honor. Bennett received the medal after repeatedly putting himself in harm's way to save wounded soldiers ...

5. Operation Lamar Plain - Wikipedia

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   [1]: 12–3 Medic Joseph G. LaPointe Jr. was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during the engagement. On 5 June at 11:10 helicopter gunships of the Division's air cavalry element sighted and engaged 24 PAVN/VC 9 miles (14 km) southeast of Tam Kỳ killing 10.

6. Conscientious objection in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Conscientious objection must be "sincere and meaningful" and occupy "a place in the life of its possessor parallel to that filled by an orthodox belief in God ". [4] Any mixture of sincere religious, moral, or ethical beliefs can qualify as conscientious objection. [5] The term "religious training and belief" does not include essentially ...

7. Charles J. Loring Jr. - Wikipedia

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   Charles Joseph Loring Jr. (October 2, 1918 – November 22, 1952) was a fighter pilot in the United States Army Air Forces in World War II, and later in the United States Air Force in the Korean War. Loring rose to the rank of major and posthumously received the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions on November 22, 1952, above Kunwha, Korea ...