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Master Sergeant Raul Perez "Roy" Benavidez (August 5, 1935 – November 29, 1998) was a United States Army soldier who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his valorous actions in combat near Lộc Ninh, South Vietnam on May 2, 1968, while serving as a member of the United States Army Special Forces during the Vietnam War .
If the Army had created a personification of the Warrior Ethos, it would have been Roy P.Benavidez. Benavidez personified mental and physical toughness throughout his life, and he epitomized the Warrior Ethos on May 2, 1968, near Loc Ninh, Cambodia, where he earned the Medal of Honor.
Master Sergeant (then Staff Sergeant) Roy P. Benavidez United States Army, who distinguished himself by a series of daring and extremely valorous actions on 2 May 1968 while assigned to Detachment B56, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), 1st Special Forces, Republic of Vietnam.
Jul 20, 2022 · Master Sergeant Roy Benavidez was a Green Beret in the U.S. Army when he earned the Medal of Honor for his heroism in a 1968 rescue mission.
M/Sgt. (then S/Sgt.) Roy P. Benavidez, United States Army, who distinguished himself by a series of daring and extremely valorous actions on 2 May 1968 while assigned to Detachment B-56, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), 1st Special Forces, Republic of Vietnam.
Jan 17, 2022 · Roy Benavidez was a seasoned soldier and Green Beret by the time he went to Vietnam for the first time in 1965, according to Dallas Morning News. So imagine the shock and dismay when he was horribly injured after stepping on a landmine.
USNS Benavidez (T-AKR-306) proudly bears the name of U.S. Army Master Sergeant Raul (Roy) Perez Benavidez, who received the Medal of Honor for a series of daring and extremely valorous...
Jun 12, 2023 · Raul ‘Roy’ Perez Benavidez was awarded the Medal of Honor in February of 1981 for his actions during the Vietnam War. While stationed in Cambodia in May 1968, Benavidez showed “conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action” when he ran directly into enemy fire and took control of an extremely dangerous situation, saving many lives and ...
Dec 4, 1998 · Roy P. Benavidez, a former Green Beret sergeant who received the Medal of Honor from President Ronald Reagan for heroism while wounded in the Vietnam War, then fought to keep the Government...
Jul 4, 2024 · A new book examines how Master Sgt. Roy Benavidez overcame racial discrimination and became a decorated soldier and advocate for veterans.
