Medal of Honor One Man's Journey from Poverty and Prejudice |
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| Author:
| Benavidez, Roy P.
Craig, John R. |
| Series title: | Memories of War Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-57488-692-4 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2005 |
| Publisher: | Potomac Books, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $18.70 |
Book Description:
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Half-Hispanic, half-Yaqui Indian, and an orphan, Roy Benavidez fought his way out of poverty and bigotry to serve with the US Army's elite - the Airborne and the Special Forces. Seriously wounded in Vietnam, he was told he would never walk again. Benavidez not only conquered his disability but demanded to return to combat. In February 1981, President Reagan awarded him the Medal of Honor.
Half-Hispanic, half-Yaqui Indian, and an orphan, Roy Benavidez fought his way out of poverty and bigotry to serve with the US Army's elite - the Airborne and the Special Forces. Seriously wounded in Vietnam, he was told he would never walk again. Benavidez not only conquered his disability but demanded to return to combat. In February 1981, President Reagan awarded him the Medal of Honor.