HEROES:MOH Recipient **Donald R Long Traditional Cache
HEROES:MOH Recipient **Donald R Long
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Donald Russell Long
Rank and organization: Sergeant, U.S. Army, Troop C, 1st Squadron,
4th Cavalry, 1st Infantry Division. place and date: Republic of
Vietnam, 30 June 1966. Entered service at: Ashland, Ky. Born: 27
August 1939, Blackfork, Ohio. G.O. No.: 13, 4 April 1968. Citation:
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of
his life above and beyond the call of duty. Troops B and C, while
conducting a reconnaissance mission along a road were suddenly
attacked by a Viet Cong regiment, supported by mortars, recoilless
rifles and machine guns, from concealed positions astride the road.
Sgt. Long abandoned the relative safety of his armored personnel
carrier and braved a withering hail of enemy fire to carry wounded
men to evacuation helicopters. As the platoon fought its way
forward to resupply advanced elements, Sgt. Long repeatedly exposed
himself to enemy fire at point blank range to provide the needed
supplies. While assaulting the Viet Cong position, Sgt. Long
inspired his comrades by fearlessly standing unprotected to repel
the enemy with rifle fire and grenades as they attempted to mount
his carrier. When the enemy threatened to overrun a disabled
carrier nearby, Sgt. Long again disregarded his own safety to help
the severely wounded crew to safety. As he was handing arms to the
less seriously wounded and reorganizing them to press the attack,
an enemy grenade was hurled onto the carrier deck. Immediately
recognizing the imminent danger, he instinctively shouted a warning
to the crew and pushed to safety one man who had not heard his
warning over the roar of battle. Realizing that these actions would
not fully protect the exposed crewmen from the deadly explosion, he
threw himself over the grenade to absorb the blast and thereby
saved the lives of 8 of his comrades at the expense of his life.
Throughout the battle, Sgt. Long's extraordinary heroism, courage
and supreme devotion to his men were in the finest tradition of the
military service, and reflect great credit upon himself and the
U.S. Army.
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