Medal of Honor awarded to Army pilot who risked life to save comrades in Vietnam
On the night of June 18, 1968, then-1st Lt. Larry Taylor flew his Cobra attack helicopter to rescue four men who were surrounded by the enemy.
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President Joe Biden arrives to award the Medal of Honor to Capt. Larry Taylor, an Army pilot from the Vietnam War who risked his life to rescue a reconnaissance team that was about to be overrun by the enemy, during a ceremony Tuesday, Sept. 5, in the East Room of the White House in Washington.3/13
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President Joe Biden arrives with Capt. Larry Taylor, an Army pilot from the Vietnam War who risked his life to rescue a reconnaissance team that was about to be overrun by the enemy, to award him the Medal of Honor during a ceremony Tuesday, Sept. 5, in the East Room of the White House in Washington.4/13
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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley arrives before President Joe Biden awards the Medal of Honor to Vietnam veteran, Army Capt. Larry Taylor, for his actions in Ap Go Cong on June 18, 1968, during a ceremony Tuesday, Sept. 5, in the East Room of the White House in Washington.5/13
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President Joe Biden listens to the citation being read before he awards the Medal of Honor to Capt. Larry Taylor, an Army pilot from the Vietnam War who risked his life to rescue a reconnaissance team that was about to be overrun by the enemy, during a ceremony Tuesday, Sept. 5, in the East Room of the White House in Washington.6/13
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President Joe Biden speaks before he awards the Medal of Honor to Vietnam veteran, Army Capt. Larry Taylor, for his actions in Ap Go Cong on June 18, 1968, during a ceremony Tuesday, Sept. 5, in the East Room of the White House in Washington.7/13
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Capt. Larry Taylor, an Army pilot from the Vietnam War who risked his life to rescue a reconnaissance team that was about to be overrun by the enemy, listens to President Joe Biden speak before he was awarded the Medal of Honor during a ceremony Tuesday, Sept. 5, in the East Room of the White House in Washington.8/13
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Capt. Larry Taylor, an Army pilot from the Vietnam War who risked his life to rescue a reconnaissance team that was about to be overrun by the enemy, listens to President Joe Biden speak before he was awarded the Medal of Honor during a ceremony Tuesday, Sept. 5, in the East Room of the White House in Washington.9/13
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President Joe Biden listens to the citation being read before he awards the Medal of Honor to Capt. Larry Taylor, an Army pilot from the Vietnam War who risked his life to rescue a reconnaissance team that was about to be overrun by the enemy, during a ceremony Tuesday, Sept. 5, in the East Room of the White House in Washington.10/13
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President Joe Biden awards the Medal of Honor to Capt. Larry Taylor, an Army pilot from the Vietnam War who risked his life to rescue a reconnaissance team that was about to be overrun by the enemy, during a ceremony Tuesday, Sept. 5, in the East Room of the White House in Washington.11/13
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President Joe Biden awards the Medal of Honor to Capt. Larry Taylor, an Army pilot from the Vietnam War who risked his life to rescue a reconnaissance team that was about to be overrun by the enemy, during a ceremony Tuesday, Sept. 5, in the East Room of the White House in Washington.12/13
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President Joe Biden salutes after awarding the Medal of Honor to Capt. Larry Taylor, an Army pilot from the Vietnam War who risked his life to rescue a reconnaissance team that was about to be overrun by the enemy, during a ceremony Tuesday, Sept. 5, in the East Room of the White House in Washington.13/13
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President Joe Biden departs after awarding the Medal of Honor to Capt. Larry Taylor, an Army pilot from the Vietnam War who risked his life to rescue a reconnaissance team that was about to be overrun by the enemy, during a ceremony Tuesday, Sept. 5, in the East Room of the White House in Washington.
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