Medal of Honor, Nick Bacon, passed away after cancer battle at age 64

Nick Bacon, Congressional Medal of Honor recipient, dies at 64
Saturday, July 17th, 2010
By BNO News
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS (BNO NEWS) -- Medal of Honor recipient and former Arkansas Department of Veterans Affairs Director Nick Bacon died on Saturday morning, the department said. He was 64.

The Arkansas Department of Veterans Affairs said the retired U.S. Army First Sergeant died after a long fought battle with cancer at the age of 64.


Bacon served in the U.S. Army from 1963 to 1984 and was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor by President Richard Nixon for his actions during an August 26, 1968 battle near Tam Ky in Vietnam.

"Bacon distinguished himself while serving as a squad leader with the 1st Platoon, Company B, during an operation west of Tam Ky," the citation with the Medal read. "When Company B came under fire from an enemy bunker line to the front, S/Sgt. Bacon quickly organized his men and led them forward in an assault."
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