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   Paris D. Davis (born 13 May 1939) is a retired United States Army officer who received the Medal of Honor on 3 March 2023 for his actions on 18 June 1965 during the Vietnam War. He was twice previously nominated for the Medal of Honor, but both times the paperwork relating to his nomination disappeared.

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3. www.army.mil · medalofhonor · davisColonel Paris D. Davis | Medal of Honor Recipient | U.S. Army

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   Mar 3, 2023 · Retired Army Col. Paris Davis leads the official party to Davis Medal of Honor Hall of Heroes Induction Ceremony at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., March 6, 2023.

4. www.npr.org · 2023/03/03 · 1160190832Biden awards Medal of Honor to retired Army Col. Paris Davis ...

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   Mar 3, 2023 · President Biden on Friday awarded retired Army Special Forces Col. Paris Davis the Medal of Honor for repeatedly risking his life to save his men during a fierce ambush in Vietnam nearly 60 years...

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   Who is Paris Davis?

   • Paris Davis was born in 1939, in Cleveland, Ohio. As a young man, he became interested in the military and sports, and he pursued both at Southern University, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where he studied political science on an ROTC scholarship.

   Colonel Paris D. Davis | Medal of Honor Recipient | U.S. Army

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   Did Capt Paris Davis deserve the Medal of Honor?

   • Comrades repeatedly told the Army that Capt. Paris Davis, one of the first Black officers in the Special Forces, deserved the Medal of Honor. The Army kept losing the paperwork. Col. Paris Davis, who retired from the U.S. Army Special Forces, photographed this month in Alexandria, Va.

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   Why did Biden give Paris Davis the Medal of Honor?

   • President Biden on Friday awarded retired Army Special Forces Col. Paris Davis the Medal of Honor for repeatedly risking his life to save his men during a fierce ambush in Vietnam nearly 60 years ago. Biden said the honor of bestowing the medal upon Col. Davis "may be the most consequential day" since he's been president. "He's an incredible man."

   Biden awards Medal of Honor to retired Army Col. Paris Davis : NPR

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   What happened to Paris Davis?

   • Michael A. McCoy for The New York Times Capt. Paris Davis was in the thick of a pre-dawn raid on an enemy camp in Vietnam when a grenade blasted out several of his teeth and, more troubling, tore off part of his trigger finger. Then enemy fire started pelting the Special Forces team he commanded. His most experienced sergeant was shot down.

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6. www.military.com · daily-news · 2023/03/03Paris Davis, Black Green Beret in Vietnam, Finally Awarded ...

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   Mar 3, 2023 · Retired Army Col. Paris Davis, 83, stood in the East Room of the White House on Friday as President Joe Biden draped the Medal of Honor around his neck, nearly six decades after he saved the...

7. apnews.com · article · biden-medal-of-honor-vietnamBlack Vietnam vet to receive Medal of Honor after nearly 60 ...

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   Mar 3, 2023 · WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly 60 years after he was first recommended for the nation’s highest award for bravery during the Vietnam War, retired Col. Paris Davis, one of the first Black officers to lead a Special Forces team in combat, will receive the prestigious Medal of Honor on Friday.

8. www.nytimes.com · 2021/02/15 · usA Black Soldier’s Heroism, Overlooked in 1965, May Finally Be ...

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   Feb 15, 2021 · Col. Paris Davis, who retired from the U.S. Army Special Forces, photographed this month in Alexandria, Va. While fighting in the Vietnam War in 1965, Mr. Davis performed a stunning series of...

9. www.cmohs.org · recipients · paris-d-davisParis D. Davis | Vietnam War | U.S. Army | Medal of Honor ...

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   Paris D. Davis. Details. Rank: Captain (Highest Rank: Colonel) Conflict/Era: Vietnam War. Unit/Command: Team A-321, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), 1st Special Forces. Military Service Branch: U.S. Army. Medal of Honor Action Date: June 17 - 18, 1965.