Harvey Barnum, Medal of Honor, Vietnam War

On December 18, 1965, Harvey "Barney" Barnum, Jr., took control when his unit commander was killed in Quang Tin Province, South Vietnam, directing a counterattack and a withdrawal. He was presented with the Medal of Honor on February 27, 1967, but it would take years for the fragments of that day to come together in his memory.
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