'They stood in the way of danger, risked everything, literally everything to defend our nation and our values,' Biden said of the recipients.
rejected medical aid from another helicopter when his own medevac helicopter crashed. Instead, he worked to treat other wounded soldiers.
"Rather than risk the lives of his crew mates, Specialist Fujii waved off the helicopter, told them to depart, remaining behind as the only American on the battlefield," Biden said about one of the attempts to save Fujii's life.moved closer to enemy forces in order to call in airstrikes rather than be evacuated. He continued to avoid evacuation until all other evacuees made it onboard.
"When he was wounded again, he again refused evacuation," the president said. "He worked side by side to organize the defense of the base with the Vietnamese commander." , who received the award posthumously, repelled an attack from the North Vietnamese with rifle fire and grenades, thereby allowing the rest of his unit to safely pull back.
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