Another one of our highlights is Sergeant Dwight H. Johnson. Johnson served in Vietnam where his actions saved the life of a fellow combatant after the tank they had been driving was immobilized in front of a Vietnamese battalion. His honor citation below describes how Army Specialist 5th Class Johnson, his rank at the time […]
Category: Military History
Sammy L. Davis – The Real Forrest Gump
Medals of America salutes another Medal of Honor recipient this month, focusing this time on Sergeant Sammy L. Davis. Davis was born in Dayton, Ohio, on November 1, 1946, and came from a long line of service members. After graduating high school in 1966, Sammy joined the Army and volunteered as an artilleryman, following in […]
Colonel Merryl Tengesdal – Dragon Lady
Colonel Merryl Tengesdal – Dragon Lady Our next highlighted Armed Forces member during Black History Month is Colonel Merryl Tengesdal, a Navy and Air Force pilot who became the first and currently only African American woman to pilot the Lockheed U-2 Dragon Lady aircraft. Born and raised in the Bronx, New York, in 1971, Tengesdal […]
Veterans Day: The Whole History
How America Honors its Servicemen & Women Veterans Day America honors its veterans in very unique ways. From parades and gravestone ceremonies of Memorial Day to the Purple Heart and numerous medals & award ceremonies, American citizens of all stripes and stature stand and recognize the sacrifices so often given by their fellow citizens upon […]
MOA Veteran Community Story Highlight: John B.
Seeing this (M1A1 Abrams) tank brought back many memories. I was platoon leader of four M42 dusters in Viet Nam 1967-68. Second field force. Our mission was security for fire bases and securing perimeters and running convoys on highway one to Cu Chi,and Tay Ninh. and Ben Luc Each duster had two 40 mm. guns […]
