Talk:Roy Benavidez

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I made a small correction to the page. It said that Reagan awarded him the Medal of Honor, which is incorrect. Only Congress can award that medal (hence why some call it the congressional Medal of Honor). Reagan merely presented it. XAlpha 18:19, 30 May 2006 (UTC)

damn thats badass

[edit] Upon return to the Fire Base

I had an old Medal of Honor book detailing actions through the Vietnam War and I remember MSgt Benavidez in particular. The book detailed that after he was flown back to the Fire Base he was so badly injured that he was left for dead. After all the wounded had been off-loaded and they were clearing out the dead bodies, an orderly bent over Benavidez's body and Benavidez had to spit blood in the orderly's face to get him to notice that Benavidez was still alive. While this is not part of the citation, it reinforces the nature and severity of his wounds. If anyone knows the name of the book I am referring to, I would love if it could be included here so I can add this story with the book as a source. Much thanks. NeoFreak 01:54, 15 September 2006 (UTC)

His autobiography includes this particular anecdote: Medal of Honor: One Man's Journey from Poverty and Prejudice by Roy P. Benavidez, ISBN 1574882031.24.16.102.143 23:13, 15 September 2007 (UTC)

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Have a look at this article, it may be of reference for NeoFreak, it has a small part about spitting on the orderly's face. http://www.mishalov.com/Benavidez.html Lawnmowers Rock! 11:26, 23 April 2007 (UTC)