Congressional Medal of Honor Society Announces Passing of Medal of Honor Recipient Roger H. C. Donlon
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MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C., Jan. 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Congressional Medal of Honor Society regretfully announces that Roger H. C. Donlon, the first Recipient of the Medal of Honor for the Vietnam War, passed away January 25, 2024, in Ona, West Virginia, at the age of 89.
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- MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C., Jan. 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Congressional Medal of Honor Society regretfully announces that Roger H. C. Donlon, the first Recipient of the Medal of Honor for the Vietnam War, passed away January 25, 2024, in Ona, West Virginia, at the age of 89.
- On July 6, 1964, then-Captain Donlon was commanding officer at Camp Nam Dong, Vietnam, when a Viet Cong battalion launched a pre-dawn attack.
- Throughout the battle, he was severely injured several times but persevered and insisted others receive medical attention before him.
- Humble in every respect, Donlon didn't feel what he had done was heroic: "In my situation and every other situation that leads to the Medal of Honor, there is absolutely no input from the recipient.