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First Medal of Honor Awarded


July 12, 1965

First Medal of Honor Awarded

This photo is of Joel LawrenceReceiving Medal

US Marine Corps Lieutenant Frank Reasoner of Kellog, Idaho becomes thefirst marine in Vietnam to win the Congressional Medal of Honor. The medalis awarded posthumously, since Reasoner is killed in an ambush.


 

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