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To: centurion316

I read about a chaplain who earned the Medal of Honor in Vietnam. He did not carry a weapon, but he went out with the soldiers and saved many wounded soldiers while under fire. How many chaplains have won the MOH?


12 posted on 09/01/2010 3:53:20 PM PDT by forgotten man (forgotten man)
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To: forgotten man

I don’t know how many Chaplains have received the MoH, but its more than one. I think that you are referring to Chaplain Charles Watters of the 173d Airborne Brigade who received the Medal of Honor for his actions at Dak To.


16 posted on 09/01/2010 4:05:10 PM PDT by centurion316
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To: forgotten man

I was the Artillery Forward Observer in the firefight where that Chaplain received the MOH. He saved 22 men, sometimes crawling on his back with a wounded soldier on top of him to pull him out of the line of fire. 7 Dec 1967


19 posted on 09/01/2010 4:14:55 PM PDT by LiteKeeper ("It's the peoples' seat!")
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To: forgotten man

List is here

Chaplains that have earned the Medal Of Honor

http://www.homeofheroes.com/e-books/publisher/S_chaplains.doc.


22 posted on 09/01/2010 4:27:03 PM PDT by sleddogs
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