4 Vietnam War veterans to receive Medal of Honor

Four Army veterans are being recognized with the Medal of Honor for their "acts of gallantry and intrepidity" during the Vietnam War.

President Joe Biden will present Specialist 5 Dwight W. Birdwell, Major John J. Duffy and Specialist 5 Dennis M. Fujii with the nation's highest military honor at a White House ceremony on Tuesday morning. Staff Sergeant Edward N. Kaneshiro will receive the award posthumously.

The awards come after U.S. Army reviews that concluded the decorated veterans' previous honors should be elevated to the Medal of Honor, the United States military's most prestigious award for bravery and heroism.

Birdwell, who is also a former Cherokee Nation Supreme Court justice, will become the first Native American honored for action in Vietnam and the first to receive the award for action in any conflict since 1973.