Roger Donlon - Wikipedia
WEBRoger Hugh Charles Donlon (January 30, 1934 – January 25, 2024) was a United States Army officer. He was the first person to receive the Medal of Honor in the Vietnam War, as well as the first member of the United States Army Special Forces to be so honored.
Celebration of Life for Medal of Honor Recipient Col. Donlon
WEBApr 11, 2024 · FORT LEAVENWORTH, KANSAS – Fort Leavenworth hosted a Celebration of Life for Medal of Honor recipient Col. Roger Donlon (ret.), April 10. Donlon passed away Jan. 25 at the age of 89.
Roger Donlon, Vietnam War’s First Medal of Honor Recipient, …
WEBFeb 2, 2024 · Roger H.C. Donlon, an Army Green Beret who in 1964 was the first Medal of Honor recipient in the Vietnam War, for leading the defense of a jungle outpost in a ferocious nighttime attack despite...
Roger Donlon, first Medal of Honor recipient from Vietnam War, …
WEBJan 26, 2024 · The commanding officer of Team A-726, an Army captain named Roger Donlon, was hurled through a door by a blast just after 2:45 a.m.
Roger Donlon, the first Medal of Honor recipient of Vietnam War, …
WEBJan 26, 2024 · Roger Hugh Charles Donlon, the first American to receive the Medal of Honor in the Vietnam War, died Thursday in Leavenworth, Kan., the Congressional Medal of Honor Society announced. A native of...
Roger Donlon (1934–2024), first Vietnam War Medal of Honor …
WEBJan 26, 2024 · Roger Donlon, first Medal of Honor recipient from the Vietnam War, died Thursday in Leavenworth, Kansas, at the age of 89.
The First Medal of Honor Recipient of the Vietnam War Dies at …
WEBJan 26, 2024 · Roger H.C. Donlon was presented with the Medal of Honor by President Lyndon B. Johnson in a White House ceremony on Dec. 5, 1964. He was the first of 268 Medal of Honor recipients of the...
First Medal of Honor recipient from Vietnam War dies at 89
WEBJan 26, 2024 · Roger Donlon, the first American to receive a Medal of Honor for heroism during the Vietnam War, died Thursday in Leavenworth, Kansas, according to the Congressional Medal of Honor...
Roger Donlon - National Medal of Honor Museum
WEBDonlon was serving as the commanding officer of the U.S. Army Special Forces Detachment A-726 at Camp Nam Dong when a reinforced Viet Cong battalion suddenly launched a full-scale, predawn attack on the camp.
Farewell to a Hero: Col. Roger Donlon 1934-2024
WEBJan 29, 2024 · Col. Roger Donlon (ret.) passed away last Thursday, Jan. 25. He was a decorated war hero, the first to be awarded the Medal of Honor from the Vietnam War, and had close ties to Benedictine College.