![]() ![]() The president reflected on the Black Army veteran’s upbringing amid segregation. ![]() Now nearly 60 years later, Davis received the recognition his fellow soldiers have long said he deserved for his “gallantry and intrepidity,” when he was awarded the Medal of Honor by President Joe Biden in a ceremony on Friday at the White House.īiden said it may be “the most consequential day” of his presidency as he presented the award to Davis, calling him a “true hero” for his acts in Vietnam. Paris Davis wasn’t most people – he was willing to risk his own life to protect his fellow soldiers during an attack in June 1965. ![]() After being shot multiple times during a grueling, nearly 19-hour firefight against enemy North Vietnamese soldiers, most people would have given up.īut then-Capt. ![]()
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