Black Vietnam Vet Finally Awarded Medal of Honor for Bravery
A grateful Colonel Paris Davis emphasizes the positive of the honor rather than the negative of the delay.
WASHINGTON — Nearly 60 years after Paris Davis was recommended for the nation’s highest military award, the retired colonel, one of the first Black officers to lead a Special Forces team in combat, received the Medal of Honor on Friday for his bravery in the Vietnam War.
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