President Joe Biden awarded a retired Army Col. Paris D. Davis the Medal of Honor for rescuing fellow soldiers while he was on a mission in Vietnam. Paris is the first Black Special Forces officer to receive this award.
President Joe Biden hung the blue ribboned Medal of Honor around the neck of“He never lost faith, which I find astounding," Biden said. He said the day may be"the most consequential" since he became president.
In brief remarks after the ceremony, Davis deflected the attention to his own bravery, saying the medal"reflects what teamwork, service, and dedication can achieve.”Davis saved the lives of three fellow soldiers despite being wounded multiple times as he held off a vastly superior enemy force after a 1965 raid on a North Vietnamese army camp in Bong Son, according to the White House.
Despite being wounded in the initial assault, Davis kept moving forward, engaging the enemy in hand-to-hand combat.
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