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You’ve heard the story of Sgt. Roy Benavidez, but do you know about the people he saved?
Yvette Benavidez cries as her family unveils the Medal of Honor of her father, Sgt. Roy Benavidez, at the Ronald Reagan Library in Simi Valley, Calif., on Feb. 4, 2011. On May 2, 1968 ...
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The Real Rambo: Roy Benavidez’s Fight Against All Odds
Master Sergeant Roy Benavidez overcame crippling injuries not once, but twice—first by learning to walk again after being told he never would, then by returning to combat and saving an entire patrol ...
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Master Sgt. Roy P. Benavidez Highway
Fort Bragg, N.C. (USASOC News Service, March 28, 2019) -- Former Special Forces Master Sgt. Roy P. Benavidez, a Vietnam Medal of Honor recipient, was honored by the State of Texas, Saturday ...
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For A Medal Of Honor Recipient, Wounds Of War Lingered Into Fatherhood
On his second tour of duty in Vietnam, Master Sgt. Roy P. Benavidez embarked on a daring rescue. The mission that he spearheaded saved the lives of eight fellow soldiers — but also left ...
Task & Purpose5y
Legendary Green Beret Roy Benavidez is the star of a graphic novel about his Vietnam heroics
Master Sgt. Roy Benavidez has long been a legend in the Special Forces community and now you can read about the Medal of Honor recipient’s bravery in a new graphic novel published by the ...
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Benavidez set standard for selfless sacrifice
honor — of attending an NCO professional development session in which retired Master Sgt. Roy Benavidez, a Congressional Medal of Honor awardee, spoke. The son of a Mexican-American farmer and ...
The Washington Post5y
Army should remove Ft. Hood’s Confederate namesake for a legendary Hispanic soldier, group says
His new mission: Solve Amelia Earhart’s disappearance. Following his medical retirement in 1976 as an Army Master Sgt., Benavidez advocated for children’s education to extend opportunities he ...
Los Angeles Daily News4mon
A Vietnam hero who earned Medal of Honor is remembered at Reagan Library
The late Master Sergeant Roy P. Benavidez, who was given the Medal of Honor by President Ronald Reagan in 1981, was honored at a private ceremony on Friday, Jan. 3 at the Reagan Library in Simi ...
The Washington Post4y
Fort Hood is named for a Confederate traitor. Is it time for ‘Fort Benavidez’?
Nine miles east, across the border in South Vietnam, the scorching midday sun awoke Staff Sgt. Roy Benavidez after his evening duty. The Green Beret compound pulsated with activity as gunships ...
Green Beret hero honored Friday saved 8 soldiers while sustaining 37 wounds
To his children, Master Sgt. Roy P. Benavidez was a teddy bear. He was a softhearted protector who believed in faith, family ...
Task & Purpose5y
Texas veterans want to rename Fort Hood after a Vietnam War hero and legendary badass
“approved a resolution brought forward by a council of Texas veterans” to rename Fort Hood in honor of former Special Forces Master Sgt. Roy Benavidez. Benavidez is a legend, plain and simple ...