This Veterans Day, recall how a Medal of Honor recipient didn't give up. He was shot three times and partially paralyzed, but had others carry him so he could treat the wounded.
What the world needs is more people like Gary Beikirch . This Veterans Day , I’m inviting everybody to speak his name in tribute. An elite Green Beret Army medic who served during the ruthless siege of Dak Seang , April 1, 1970, Beikirch was shot three times, temporarily paralyzed, and barely survived the siege. You’d think he would have given up. But what he did while lying in the dirt, nearly destroyed by the enemy — that’s what makes his story so incredible.
You can picture it: Here’s this Army medic — bleeding heavily, barely conscious, paralyzed from the waist down, can’t walk, still under fire — being dragged around the battlefield from wounded person to wounded person. That’s how Beikirch continued to administer aid. Beikirch finally collapsed from blood loss. He was airlifted to safety by helicopter during a terrifying firefight.
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