Despite being wounded multiple times, he led the defense of a jungle outpost against a Vietcong assault, inspiring his smaller force to “superhuman effort.” By Trip Gabriel Roger H.C. Donlon, an Army ...
SAUGERTIES, N.Y. — Town and village officials and community members shared memories of Saugerties-native and hometown hero Retired U.S. Army Col. Roger Donlon, who was the first person to receive the ...
The first round of incoming fire set a roof ablaze at Camp Nam Dong, an outpost of South Vietnamese forces along with a 12-member US Special Forces detachment near the Laotian border. Within minutes, ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Roger Donlon, the first American to receive a Medal of Honor for heroism during the Vietnam War, died Thursday in Leavenworth, ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Vietnam War’s first “Medal of Honor” recipient passed away early Thursday morning in Leavenworth, Kansas. His family says Colonel Roger Donlon (Rtd) died following a 12-year ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Col. Roger Donlon, the first Medal of Honor recipient of the Vietnam War, has died at 89. Col. Donlon was honored for his ...
SAUGERTIES — Roger Donlon, a Saugerties native and the first American to receive a Medal of Honor in the Vietnam War, died Thursday at age 89. On July 6, 1964, Capt. Roger Donlon was a 30-year-old ...
Roger H.C. Donlon, the first American to receive the Medal of Honor in the Vietnam War, died Thursday in Leavenworth, Kan., the Congressional Medal of Honor Society announced. Roger H.C. Donlon, the ...
Roger Donlon (right), the first American to receive a Medal of Honor for heroism during the Vietnam War, died January 25, 2024. (Sgt. Sean Hall/Army) Roger Donlon, the first American to receive a ...
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