Over 50 members of Bravo Company, 720th Military Police Battalion, 18th Military Police Brigade, received Bronze Stars after an Army review of their actions in Vietnam.
Fox News chief national security correspondent Jennifer Griffin reports on the joint military drills in Shoalwater Bay, Australia to send a message to China.military police company who fought in Vietnam received Bronze Stars after an Army review of the records of their actions.
to take on an infantry mission during its time in Vietnam. From 1967 to 1970, the company adapted to their new role and led a mission to disrupt attacks on Long Binh Post, a large U.S. logistical base north of Saigon.The mission proved to be a dangerous one for Bravo Company, with 24 members awarded the Purple Heart, 13 going to troops killed in action.
"I didn't have a problem with troops complaining. They accepted the mission," former Capt. Daryl Solomonson told Military.com."Guys would come in, they would go out and learn on the job. We had to do a lot of improvising. We just trained everybody as they came in."NATIONAL VIETNAM WAR VETERANS DAY: HISTORY, FACTS AND HOW TO COMMEMORATE
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