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- Johnnie O. Youngblood, 80, a cab driver in the Washington area for 45 years who was proclaimed a hero in 1945 when he rescued at least four persons from a plane crash at National Airport, died Saturday at Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring after a heart attack.
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Oct 4, 1996 · But on a day when a bereft nation seemed suddenly short of heroes, Mr. Youngblood seemed hero enough, a man who had clearly been ready to sacrifice his life to save the Vice President's.
Rufus Wayne Youngblood, Jr. (January 13, 1924 – October 2, 1996) was a United States Secret Service agent best known for using his body to shield Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson during the assassination of John F. Kennedy in Dallas, Texas on November 22, 1963.
Oct 4, 1996 · An American hero Rufus Youngblood, the Secret Service agent honored for throwing his body on top of Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson to protect him when President Kennedy was assassinated – has...
December 04, 1963. Mr. Secretary, Mr. Youngblood, Mrs. Youngblood, members of the Youngblood family, ladies and gentlemen: There is no more heroic act than offering your life to save another, and in that awful moment of confusion when all about him were losing their heads, Rufus Youngblood never lost his.
An American hero - Rufus Youngblood, the Secret Service agent honored for throwing his body on top of Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson to protect him when President Kennedy was assassinated -...
Dec 5, 2018 · This Award is made in recognition of Agent Youngblood’s outstanding courage and voluntary risk of personal safety in protecting the Vice President of the United States at the time of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination in Dallas, Texas, on November 22, 1963. Mr. Youngblood was riding in the front seat of the Vice President’s ...
After the war, Eisenhower was lauded as a hero and was admired worldwide. In 1948, he retired from the Army to become president of Columbia University, and he penned his book, Crusade in Europe. Upon the request of President Truman, he became the Supreme Commander of the newly organized NATO.
