Many of Pitts’ soldiers believed they would not have made it through the ordeal had it not been for the leadership of their ...
Both men earned medals for their service in the Vietnam ... from the Army with the understanding he would be a Bronze Star recipient. “Usually the commander presents it in the unit,” he ...
An Army pilot, who served in all three wars ... Balint’s former unit in Vietnam, the First Cav Division, holds him in the ...
Truman of Executive Order No. 9981 finally integrated the United States Army, but it was ... when he was shipped out to Vietnam in December 1966. Pitts’ unit served with distinction throughout ...