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A Vietnam veteran helicopter pilot receives the Medal of Honor for a daring rescue

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September 6, 2023 National, News from NPR

President Joe Biden awards the Medal of Honor to Capt. Larry Taylor, an Army pilot from the Vietnam War who risked his life to rescue a reconnaissance team that was about to be overrun by the enemy, during a ceremony Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023, at the White House.

Capt. Larry Taylor received the award from President Biden for flying into heavy enemy fire to save four members of a reconnaissance team from almost certain death as they were about to be overrun.

(Image credit: Jacquelyn Martin/AP)

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