Master Sgt. Roy P. Benavidez led a mission to save eight soldiers in Vietnam — and nearly died in the process. Decades later, his daughter recalls a father who believed honor wasn't won, but earned.

Master Sgt. Roy Benavidez, the late Green Beret hero, was ... “He didn’t let anything stop him,” said his daughter Yvette Benavidez Garcia after a Friday ceremony honoring the Texan hero at ...

To his children, Master Sgt. Roy P. Benavidez was a teddy bear. He was a softhearted protector who believed in faith, family ...

Master Sergeant Roy Benavidez overcame crippling injuries not once, but twice—first by learning to walk again after being told he never would, ... My daughter will be on Medicaid for life.

EL CAMPO - While the public image of Medal of Honor recipient Roy Benavidez is what one might expect of a war hero - the silent, stoic military man - ...

Graphic novel spotlights actions of Medal of Honor recipient who, even in a body bag, refused to die. On May 2, 1968, Benavidez was serving with the 5th Special Forces Group in Vietnam when a 12 ...

Benavidez died Nov. 29, 1998, at the age of 63, from complications related to his wounds. Not often does one find himself in the presences of a true hero. On this day, I did.

More: Memorial at World War II Veterans of Company E Park honors service and sacrifice On May 2, 1968, Benavidez was serving with the 5th Special Forces Group in Vietnam when a 12-man ...

Roy Benavidez and Ronald Reagan during the 1981 Medal of Honor ceremony. Courtesy Ronald Reagan Library. As a high school student in the mid-1980s, I became fascinated with the Vietnam War.

A Hispanic organization and group of Texas Veterans want to rename Fort Hood in honor of Master Sgt. Roy Benavidez, a Medal of Honor recipient from the Vietnam War.

To his children, Master Sgt. Roy P. Benavidez was a teddy bear. He was a softhearted protector who believed in faith, family and hurdling obstacles. To the world, he was an Army Green Beret legend ...

This Q&A has been edited for length and clarity. The Ballad of Roy Benavidez, by William Sturkey, chronicles the Medal of Honor recipient's early life, battlefield heroism, and advocacy work.