{"id":2022371,"date":"2023-09-05T15:41:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-05T19:41:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tennessean-who-conducted-daring-rescue-during-vietnam-war-to-be-awarded-medal-of-honor\/"},"modified":"2023-09-05T15:43:30","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T19:43:30","slug":"tennessean-who-conducted-daring-rescue-during-vietnam-war-to-be-awarded-medal-of-honor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tennessean-who-conducted-daring-rescue-during-vietnam-war-to-be-awarded-medal-of-honor\/","title":{"rendered":"Vietnam War hero from Tennessee to receive Medal of Honor."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftennessean-who-conducted-daring-rescue-during-vietnam-war-to-be-awarded-medal-of-honor%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2022371&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Award-Winning Helicopter Rescue in Vietnam\u2064 War<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Prepare for an\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/colin-kaepernick-to-publish-childrens-book-about-race-living-courageously-in-truth\/\" title=\"Colin Kaepernick To Publish Children\u2019s Book About Race, Living \u2018Courageously In Truth\u2019\">inspiring story<\/a> of bravery and heroism! Retired Captain Larry\u200c Taylor, a Tennessean from \u200bSignal Mountain, Tennessee, will be awarded the prestigious <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/medal-of-honor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Medal \u200dof Honor<\/a> by President Joe Biden. This incredible recognition \u2063comes more than 50 years\u200b after Taylor&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-grand-jury-hearing-canceled-wednesday\/\" title=\"Trump Grand Jury Hearing Canceled Wednesday\">daring actions<\/a> during the Vietnam War.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Taylor&#8217;s\u2064 remarkable rescue took place on June 18, 1968, in the hamlet of Ap \u200bGo Cong, Vietnam. As the leader of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tennessean-who-conducted-daring-rescue-during-vietnam-war-to-be-awarded-medal-of-honor\/\" title=\"Vietnam War hero from Tennessee to receive Medal of Honor.\">helicopter light-fire support team<\/a>, Taylor fearlessly led a mission to\u200b save four soldiers\u200c who were trapped\u200d by \u2062communist forces during a\u200b reconnaissance operation.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BREAKING?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BREAKING<\/a>: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WhiteHouse?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WhiteHouse<\/a> just announced that <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/USArmy?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#USArmy<\/a> Capt. Larry\u2064 Taylor will be\u200d awarded on Tuesday the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MedalOfHonor?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MedalOfHonor<\/a> \u2062for his heroic actions\u2062 on June\u2064 18, 1968,\u200c as a \u200cfirst lieutenant with 1st Infantry Division in Vietnam.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcf0 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QOSCDBgMHh\">https:\/\/t.co\/QOSCDBgMHh<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/j7Xt8vCRfz\">pic.twitter.com\/j7Xt8vCRfz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 U.S. Army (@USArmy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USArmy\/status\/1697623687820615905?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 1, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Taylor&#8217;s heroic actions did not stop there. Despite running low \u200con\u200c fuel and ammunition, he \u2064made the bold decision to extract the team\u2064 using his two-man Cobra helicopter. This daring feat had never\u2062 been attempted before. With complete disregard for his own safety, Taylor\u200c landed his Cobra under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-stealth-makeover-could-it-save-the-a-10-warthog\/\" title=\"A Stealth Makeover \u2013 Could It Save the A-10 Warthog?\">heavy enemy fire<\/a>. The patrol\u2062 team clung to rocket-pods and skids as \u200dTaylor carried them to safety before landing them back on\u200b the ground.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1693504018745000&#038;usg=AOvVaw1RMMjCvCBOBYdpkw5O_njE\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Last year, on\u200d the anniversary of the rescue, one of the soldiers \u200bTaylor saved expressed his gratitude. Dave Hill,\u200b a \u200dmember of the patrol, acknowledged \u200cthe immense risk they faced\u200b and thanked Taylor for \u2062his selfless actions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In addition to the Medal of Honor, Taylor has received numerous other accolades for his service, including the Silver Star, a Bronze Star, 43 Air Medals, and two Distinguished Flying\u2064 Crosses. After his military career, Taylor pursued a successful venture in the roofing and sheet metal industry.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Tennessean, Captain Larry Taylor, will receive the Medal of Honor from President Joe Biden on Tuesday. Over 50 years ago, during the Vietnam War, Taylor conducted a daring helicopter rescue, saving four soldiers from communist forces while under heavy fire. 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