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An entry from Humbert Roque Versace appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 20 July 2006.

A question- I cannot find any reference to any other POW winning the Medal of Honor for actions undertaken while a prisoner, so why does the text emphasise the Vietnam connection in the sentence : "He was the first member of the U.S. Army to be awarded the Medal of Honor for actions performed in Southeast Asia while in captivity"? Should it not read "He was the first member of the U.S. Army to be awarded the Medal of Honor for actions performed while in captivity"? --Grant McKenna 21:36, 20 July 2006 (UTC)

I always thought that General Jonathan Wainright, captured by the Japanese during WWII, was awarded the Medal of Honor for actions as a POW, however, after reading his citation, it apparently was for actions before capture... I also seem to remember another Vietnam War Medal of Honor that was awarded to a captured pilot, I am not sure if Navy or Air Force. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 75.20.207.62 (talk • contribs).

[edit] Answer

Tibor Rubin (U.S. Army) former POW during the Korean War, was awarded the MoH for his actions during captivity. Tony the Marine 17:29, 21 July 2006 (UTC)

• There was a total of eight Vietnam POWs awarded the nation's highest award for valor, MoH. Among them: James Bond Stockdale and Senator John McCain. However, Versace was the first Army POW in "Nam" awarded the MoH. Tony the Marine 05:50, 22 July 2006 (UTC)

thanks --Grant McKenna 18:14, 21 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] GA Nom Comments

I've dropped by to review this article and am impressed with the accessible, straightforward and moving account of a war hero. All that separates it from GA status are inline citations. These are useful because they take a reader to places where they can read more about a particular detail, idea or interpretation. Typically, I look for at least one per section and prefer at least one per paragraph. The rule of thumb for me is that, whenever a detail appears in only once source, I cite it. If many details come from the same source and page number, I put the citation after the punctuation following the last word of the material from that source. If all the material in a paragraph is from the same place, I put the cite at the end of the paragraph. If there is a change in page numbers, I either put in a new cite or include it in one cite and leave it at that. If you have questions, please do not hesitate to ask. I've put the article on hold to allow you all to add these. --CTSWyneken^(talk) 19:47, 26 August 2006 (UTC)

• I have taken care of it the best that I know how Tony the Marine 03:05, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] GA Passed

Done. Congratulations. On to peer review. --CTSWyneken^(talk) 02:23, 28 August 2006 (UTC)