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Vietnam pilot who disregarded direct order gets Medal of Honor

2023-09-06 10:17
In 1968, Capt Larry Taylor tried something that had never been done before under intense enemy fire.
Vietnam pilot who disregarded direct order gets Medal of Honor

US President Joe Biden has awarded the nation's highest military medal to a Vietnam War helicopter pilot who disregarded a direct order and saved his comrades.

Retired Army Captain Larry Taylor, 81, received the Medal of Honor at the White House.

In 1968, he flew his Cobra attack chopper...