Medal of Honor Monday: Army 1st Lt. Brian Thacker
March 31, 2025
March 31, 2025
WASHINGTON, March 31 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news:
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Medal of Honor Monday: Army 1st Lt. Brian Thacker
When the enemy attacked, Army 1st Lt. Brian Miles Thacker knew the troops at his small Vietnamese firebase would be overrun, but he refused to let them get trapped. Thacker called in airstrikes on top of his own position to keep the enemy at bay, then survived for days in the jungle afterward. For his courage and selfless . . .
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Medal of Honor Monday: Army 1st Lt. Brian Thacker
When the enemy attacked, Army 1st Lt. Brian Miles Thacker knew the troops at his small Vietnamese firebase would be overrun, but he refused to let them get trapped. Thacker called in airstrikes on top of his own position to keep the enemy at bay, then survived for days in the jungle afterward. For his courage and selfless . . .