Vietnam Veteran Leslie Sabo, Jr. to Receive Medal of Honor Posthumously
Army Specialist Leslie Sabo, Jr. died from an act of incredible heroism following the Vietnam War, leaving behind the high school sweetheart he’d married only a month before heading off to battle.
His widow was first told that Sabo was killed by sniper fire while he was guarding an ammunition duct. The real story, however, is that while in Cambodia, Sabo and his platoon were ambushed by a large enemy force. The 22-year-old charged the enemy position, killing several enemy soldiers.
He then attacked an enemy flanking force, drawing fire away from his fellow soldiers. As the enemy retreated, a grenade landed near Sabo. He picked it up threw it, shielding his comrades, but the grenade exploded, injuring Sabo. The soldier continued, crawling toward the enemy bunker and placing a grenade inside of it. He died in the subsequent explosion.
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Wild Thing’s comment………
I posted about this Hero ….Army Spc. 4 Leslie H. Sabo Jr…..on April 23, 2012 thank you Tom for sending the article about him. I wanted to follow up with this latest video and information.
Here is the other post thank you again Tom.
Vietnam War Hero to Receive Posthumous Medal of Honor
Thanks Chrissie for this followup. Anytime we lose a warrior in battle I think about what if they survived and had become a politician. Then I really get sad as I realize that most of our politicians are men who ran from the sound/possibility of battle. The shirkers seem to do so well.
God Bless Leslie Sabo and his family and widow.
Tom, thank you for sharing that, I agree with you so much.