Black officer’s ‘lost’ Medal of Honor nomination nearing approval

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Black officer’s ‘lost’ Medal of Honor nomination nearing approval
By Davis Winkie
 Nov 30, 02:26 PM
The Army version of the Medal of Honor sits on a table, Monday, Aug. 26, 2013, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

One of the first Black officers to lead a Special Forces team in combat, then-Capt. Paris Davis distinguished himself on June 18, 1965, during a pre-dawn raid on a North Vietnamese Army camp in Bong Son. After initial success, a major enemy counterattack wounded every American there — and he thought death for his comrades would soon follow.

Leaving behind his wounded soldiers, despite an order to withdraw, wasn’t an option.

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