Rank and organization: Master Sergeant, U.S. Army. Place and date ... Equipped with only his sniper rifle and a pistol, Master Sergeant Gordon and his fellow sniper, while under intense small ...

For his actions that day, Austin was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor, the military’s highest award ... he saw an NVA soldier nearby — with a rifle trained on his fellow Marine.

and Kenneth Kays were awarded Medals of Honor for their actions at the battle of Firebase Maureen during the Vietnam War. (Henry Villarama/U.S. Army) For every battle in the Vietnam War ...