Soldier Earns MoH by Saving His Unit From a Roadside Mine In Vietnam ~ VIDEO

By Ammoland

USA – -(AmmoLand.com)- Last week, we mentioned the large number of men who have given their lives in service to our country by jumping on grenades during war. While Army Sgt. Larry S. Pierce didn’t throw himself on a grenade, exactly, he is one of many who gave his life in a similar fashion to save his fellow soldiers.

Pierce was born in Wewoka, Oklahoma, in July 1941, but his family soon moved to California, where he grew up. Pierce joined the Army from there in 1961.

By 1965, he was serving as a sergeant with the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry, 173rd Airborne Brigade during the start of the Vietnam War.

Pierce was the squad leader of a reconnaissance platoon patrolling near Ben Cat, South Vietnam, on Sept. 20, 1965, when he and his fellow soldiers were ambushed by hostile forces. The platoon fought hard, though, and managed to take out an enemy machine-gun nest and the forces that had ambushed them.

Pierce’s unit followed the enemy as they ran away. Once they all made it to a dirt road, however, Pierce discovered too late that there was a mine in …Read the Rest

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