Black Vietnam vet awarded Medal of Honor after nearly 60 years
Retired Col. Paris Davis, one of the first Black officers to lead a Special Forces team in combat, received the Medal of Honor on Friday for his bravery in the Vietnam War.
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Retired Army Col. Paris Davis, an Ohio native, hugs his friend Jim Moriarty before sitting down for an interview with the Associated Press at a hotel in Arlington, Va., Thursday, March 2.3/8
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Regan Hopper, the daughter of retired Army Col. Paris Davis, one of the first Black officers to lead a Special Forces team in combat who is set to receive the Medal of Honor for his service in the Vietnam War, speaks during an interview with the Associated Press at a hotel in Arlington, Va., Thursday, March 2.4/8
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Retired Army Col. Paris Davis listens as President Joe Biden speaks before awarding the Medal of Honor to Davis for his heroism during the Vietnam War, in the East Room of the White House, Friday, March 3, in Washington. Davis, then a captain and commander with the 5th Special Forces Group, engaged in nearly continuous combat during a pre-dawn raid on a North Vietnamese army camp in the village of Bong Son in Binh Dinh province.5/8
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President Joe Biden awards the Medal of Honor to retired Army Col. Paris Davis for his heroism during the Vietnam War, in the East Room of the White House, Friday, March 3, in Washington.6/8
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President Joe Biden awards the Medal of Honor to retired Army Col. Paris Davis for his heroism during the Vietnam War, in the East Room of the White House, Friday, March 3, in Washington.7/8
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Retired Army Col. Paris Davis stands with President Joe Biden after he was awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism during the Vietnam War, in the East Room of the White House, Friday, March 3, in Washington.8/8
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President Joe Biden shakes hands with retired Army Col. Paris Davis after awarding Davis the Medal of Honor for his heroism during the Vietnam War, in the East Room of the White House, Friday, March 3, in Washington.
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