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Detailed explanation-1: -The first Medal of Honor presentation for Vietnam was to Captain Roger Donlon for actions on 6 July 1964 as commanding officer of the U.S. Army Special Forces Detachment defending Camp Nam Dong against a Viet Cong attack.

Detailed explanation-2: -5th Class Clarence Sasser was a part-time college student when he was drafted into the Army as a medic. He was sent to Vietnam at the height of the war and did his job so fearlessly during battle that he earned the Medal of Honor.

Detailed explanation-3: -This Special Forces Medic Earned the Medal of Honor by Saving 60 Lives in Vietnam. When Gary Rose was 19, he joined the Army, but it was the Army that chose Gary Rose for Special Forces training.

Detailed explanation-4: -4982, the Orange Heart Medal Foundation has Orange Heart Medals available now for qualified Vietnam War veterans who have suffered or are now suffering from their exposure to Agent Orange.

Detailed explanation-5: -Seventy-nine medical personnel have been awarded the Medal of Honor, our nation’s highest award for valor in combat.