From the June 14, 2017, Chicago Tribune "Medic 1st to get Medal of Honor from Trump" by Mike Householder, AP.
Members of Army medic James McCloughan's unit in Vietnam called him "Doc."
Now, these soldiers, several of whom McCloughan saved during the ferocious days-long Battle of Nui Yon Hill in 1969 will call him Medal of Honor Recipient.
James McCloughan, 71, of South Haven, Michigan will become the first to receive the nation's highest military honor from President Donald Trump. "I feel honored to be able to accept this for the 89 men that fought that battle. Those were the U.S. combatants, dozens of whom were killed, wounded or missing in the 48-hour battle fighting hundreds of North Vietnamese and Viet Cong.
The Bravest of Brave.
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