Maj. Gen. James Livingston, USMC, Vietnam, Medal of Honor

Dec 21, 2022 · 31m 58s
Maj. Gen. James Livingston, USMC, Vietnam, Medal of Honor
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James Livingston entered the ROTC program when he entered college. A decade later, he was in Vietnam as a company commander, leading his fellow Marines into battle against the North...

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James Livingston entered the ROTC program when he entered college. A decade later, he was in Vietnam as a company commander, leading his fellow Marines into battle against the North Vietnamese Army and the Viet Cong. His actions in the vicious 1968 battle of Dai Do would result in the Medal of Honor.

In this edition of "Veterans Chronicles," Gen. Livingston takes us through the combat that day, in which his Marines were overwhelmingly outnumbered and were forced to fight hand-to-hand at times. Livingston also tells us how he led his men under heavy fire and details his three injuries that day, including the final wound that forced him to leave the battlefield.

Finally, Livingston tells us what it was like to receive the Medal of Honor and what the medal means to him today.
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