'Almost immediately, all three squads were under heavy fire. In the first minute, the second squad was eliminated as an effective fighting unit and nearly every man in the lead squad was wounded or killed. The VC blew the bugle on us three times. It was a 24 hour battle for our lives.' First African American MEDIC to receive the Medal of Honor
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