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Every Weapon I Had: A Vietnam Vet's Long Road to the Medal of Honor

Every Weapon I Had: A Vietnam Vet's Long Road to the Medal of Honor

Davis, Paris

Hardcover

Military BiographiesArmed ForcesVietnam War

Publisher Price: $30.00

ISBN10: 1250387655
ISBN13: 9781250387653
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: Jun 17 2025
Pages: 272
Weight: 0.82
Height: 1.06 Width: 5.83 Depth: 8.31
Language: English

The story of a Green Beret commander's heroism during the Vietnam War, and the long fight to recognize his bravery.

When Col. Paris Davis was selected to lead one of the Green Beret A-teams organizing resistance to Communist incursions into South Vietnam, his commanding officer warned him that some of his soldiers would resent his authority. This was no surprise; there were only a handful of Black officers in the Special Forces. Davis quickly won the respect of his soldiers, and would soon fight beside him as bullets snapped past and mortars exploded overhead.

On June 18th, Davis led a group of inexperienced locals and Special Forces soldiers in an attack on a Viet Cong base in Bong Son. They were met by a superior enemy force, and Davis led the charge in a grueling firefight. He was seriously wounded, but he disobeyed a direct order to retreat until he dragged three injured Green Berets off the battlefield to safety.

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