09/26/1966
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"This is a proud moment for all Americans."
"This Medal of Honor awarded in the name of the Congress is the first such honor to be bestowed upon an American military man for conspicuous gallantry above and beyond the call of duty in our present ..."
"This ceremony should remind us all of the times in which we live and the values that make living really worthwhile."
"Now let any who suggest that we cannot honor our commitment in Viet-Nam find new strength and new resolution in the actions of this brave man and his comrades in arms far away from us today."