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Joseph Guy LaPointe Jr. (July 2, 1948 – June 2, 1969) was a combat medic in the United States Army who posthumously received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Vietnam War. Biography [ edit ]
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 —
Contents. Thomas W. Bennett (conscientious objector) 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 ...
Hacksaw Ridge. Hacksaw Ridge is a 2016 biographical war film directed by Mel Gibson and written by Andrew Knight and Robert Schenkkan, based on the 2004 documentary The Conscientious Objector directed by Terry Benedict .
Markenzy Lapointe was confirmed by the United States Senate Tuesday night as the U.S. attorney for South Florida, making him the first Haitian American lawyer to serve in the region’s most ...
: 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.
Conscientious objector Medal of Honor recipients. This is a category listing, which serves as an index of existing Wikipedia articles about recipients of the Medal of Honor who were conscientious objectors. It is not intended to be an exhaustive listing of all recipients.
A former employee of Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia is set to plead guilty in federal court to charges of stealing and transporting millions of dollars worth of merchandise and memorabilia ...