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Bezig met laden... Medal of Honor: A Vietnam Warrior's Story (1995)door Roy P. Benavidez
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Crisp, very well written memoir of author's upbringing and how his change of attitude, with a little good luck thrown in, led to his part in his attempt to save some of his fellow soldiers who were outnumbered and entrapped. His actions, along with being one of the few survivors, resulted in the Medal of Honor award. Actually, the notable thing was his being left for dead twice in his military career and yet somehow surviving. The theme of him being a fighter for his country involved his fighting for his own life and, sadly near the end of his life, US governmental bureaucracy. ( ) geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
Half-Hispanic, half-Yaqui Indian, and an orphan, Roy Benavidez fought his way out of poverty and bigotry to serve with the U.S. Army's elite'the Airborne and the Special Forces. Seriously wounded in Vietnam, he was told he would never walk again. Benavidez not only conquered his disability but demanded to return to combat. On his second tour, when twelve of his comrades on a secret CIA mission in Cambodia were surrounded by hundreds of North Vietnamese regulars, Benavidez volunteered to rescue them. Despite severe injuries suffered in hand-to-hand combat, Benavidez personally saved eight men. His actions ensured his everlasting place as one of the great heroes of the war. In February 1981, President Reagan awarded him the Medal of Honor. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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