MoH of Vietnam vet donated to 101st Airborne
The Associated Press
Posted : Tuesday Sep 1, 2009 13:05:44 EDT
DYERSBURG, Tenn. — The family of a Dyersburg soldier who received the Medal of Honor posthumously has donated his medal to the 101st Airborne Division.
The medal was awarded to 1st Lt. James A. Gardner, who died in battle in Vietnam on Feb. 7, 1966 — his 23rd birthday.
The State Gazette in Dyersburg reported Gardner's sister, Linda Gardner-Park, presented the medal to the division's 327th Regiment on Aug. 14 during a ceremony at Fort Campbell, Ky.
Gardner was one of only 246 recipients of the Medal of Honor for actions during the Vietnam War.
Maj. Gen. John F. Campbell, the commander of the 101st Airborne, said at the ceremony Gardner-Park's donation made her brother's sacrifice "a very real and very tangible statement."
http://www.armytimes.com/news/2009/09/ap_MOH_donation_090109/
Let us hope it can be used perhaps as a motivational medal to extract ourselves from Iraq and Afghanistan as soon as possible.
ReplyDeleteIt would be really great if they could come up with a plan that worked, but first they have to understand the people in both countries. They don't even have enough equipment in Afghanistan as it is.
ReplyDeleteThen again, we can't take care of them when they come home either, so much for supporting the troops beyond sending them.