According to the federal government, an estimated 300,000 Vietnam veterans have died from the dangers of Agent Orange. The ...

He served on the USS Halsey and was deployed to the West Pacific during the Vietnam War. He received five awards: The Navy “E” Ribbon, the National Defense Service Medal, the Armed Forces ...

Prior to that, a number of Black service personnel ... It was not until Vietnam, however, that a Black soldier, Riley Pitts, earned both an officer’s commission and the Medal of Honor.

the Vietnam Service Medal with one Silver Star and one Bronze Star, the Vietnam Campaign Medal, the Vietnam Gallantry Cross, and the Vietnam Medal First Class among his over 20 medals and awards.

Veteran Charles Calvin Rogers won the Medal of Honor for his service in Vietnam, but his page was temporarily removed in the ...