Vietnam

ROBERT LEWIS HOWARD

Robert Lewis Howard was the consummate warrior. Wounded 14 times in 54 months, he earned eight Purple Hearts and was the only Army member in Vietnam to earn all three top combat decorations: Medal of Honor, Distinguished Service Cross and Silver Star.

Howard, born in Opelika, Alabama, in 1939, enlisted in 1956 and deployed to Vietnam in July 1965 with

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