FReeper Canteen ~ Hall of Heroes: Carlos Lozada ~ 22 October 2018

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Carlos Lozada
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Carlos James Lozada (September 6, 1946 – November 20, 1967), was a Private First Class in the United States Army and was killed in action in Vietnam. He was one of five Puerto Ricans who were posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for their actions.

The United States at that time was involved in the Vietnam War and on June 11, 1967, Lozada was sent to Vietnam and assigned to Co. A, 2nd Battalion, 503 Infantry, 173rd Airborne Brigade.

On November 20, 1967, at Dak To in the Republic of Vietnam, PFC Lozada spotted a North Vietnamese Army company rapidly approaching his outpost. He alerted his comrades and opened fire with a machine gun, killing at least twenty of the enemy soldiers and disrupting their initial attack. He realized that if he abandoned his position there would be nothing to hold back the surging North Vietnamese soldiers and that his entire company withdrawal would be jeopardized - as a result he told his comrades to move to the back and that he would supply cover for them. He continued to deliver a heavy and accurate volume of suppressive fire against the enemy until he was mortally wounded and had to be carried during the withdrawal.

PFC Lozada was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for distinguishing himself in the Battle of Dak To.

PFC Lozada was buried with full military honors in Long Island National Cemetery located in Farmingdale, New York. His name is located in the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall Panel 30E-Row 045. His name is also inscribed in "El Monumento de la Recordacion" (Monument of Remembrance), dedicated to Puerto Rico's fallen soldiers and situated in front of the Capitol Building in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The Bronx honored him by naming a playground in his honor located behind 175 Willis Ave. On November 11, 2008, the Government of Puerto Rico unveiled in the Capitol Rotunda the oil portrait of PFC Carlos James Lozada.

The President of the United States in the name of The Congress takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to:

LOZADA, CARLOS JAMES

Rank and organization:Private First Class,
U.S. Army, Company A, 2d Battalion, 503d Infantry, 173d Airborne Brigade.
Place and date: Dak To, Republic of Vietnam, November 20, 1967.
Entered service at: New York, N.Y.
Born: September 6, 1946, Caguas, puerto Rico. Citation:

For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. Pfc. Lozada, U.S. Army, distinguished himself at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty in the battle of Dak To. While serving as a machine gunner with 1st platoon, Company A, Pfc. Lozada was part of a 4-man early warning outpost, located 35 meters from his company's lines. At 1400 hours a North Vietnamese Army company rapidly approached the outpost along a well defined trail. Pfc. Lozada alerted his comrades and commenced firing at the enemy who were within 10 meters of the outpost. His heavy and accurate machinegun fire killed at least 20 North Vietnamese soldiers and completely disrupted their initial attack. Pfc. Lozada remained in an exposed position and continued to pour deadly fire upon the enemy despite the urgent pleas of his comrades to withdraw. The enemy continued their assault, attempting to envelop the outpost. At the same time enemy forces launched a heavy attack on the forward west flank of Company A with the intent to cut them off from their battalion. Company A was given the order to withdraw. Pfc. Lozada apparently realized that if he abandoned his position there would be nothing to hold back the surging North Vietnamese soldiers and that the entire company withdrawal would be jeopardized. He called for his comrades to move back and that he would stay and provide cover for them. He made this decision realizing that the enemy was converging on 3 sides of his position and only meters away, and a delay in withdrawal meant almost certain death. Pfc. Lozada continued to deliver a heavy, accurate volume of suppressive fire against the enemy until he was mortally wounded and had to be carried during the withdrawal. His heroic deed served as an example and an inspiration to his comrades throughout the ensuing 4-day battle. Pfc. Lozada's actions are in the highest traditions of the U.S. Army and reflect great credit upon himself, his unit, and the U.S. Army.

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21 posted on 10/21/2018 7:42:27 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))

To: Kathy in Alaska

Our fields are cleared of beans now but only half the beans in Hubby’s cousin’s field have been harvested. They’ve had to go slowly because so many plants were knocked over by high winds during a storm a couple of months ago.
We’ll have one more dusty day of harvest once the beans have dried from the rain yesterday. blech!

I don’t know if he’ll plant wheat or rye this year or not. I hope he does because the fields will be green through winter. Much nicer than the drab brown they are now.

Those dratted tickets sure do make it difficult to catch up on your paperwork, don’t they?

22 posted on 10/21/2018 7:43:22 PM PDT by radu (God bless our military men and women, past and present)

To: ConorMacNessa

23 posted on 10/21/2018 7:43:42 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))

To: mountainlion

24 posted on 10/21/2018 7:47:44 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))

A haphazard list at best. LOL!! Little things done.

25 posted on 10/21/2018 7:49:13 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))

To: larryjohnson

Good evening, Larry...

Still in Maine, or have you made it home now?

4pm Alaska time on Saturday and Sunday...always.

Let’s see...8pm Eastern, 7pm Central, 6pm Mountain, and 5pm Pacific, BUT just on the weekend.

26 posted on 10/21/2018 7:56:19 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))

Howdy! It was a good day and it warmed up into the 60s today. There were clouds in the area but we got no rain.

Sorry it’s going to frost over night there. I know you aren’t ready for it to be THAT cold! Good night to be indoors curled up with the kitties! :)

27 posted on 10/21/2018 7:58:35 PM PDT by luvie (The bravery and dedication of our troops in keeping us safe & free make me proud to be an American!)

To: Kathy in Alaska

Same here ... a little here, a little there, with breaks in between. LOL

28 posted on 10/21/2018 8:12:50 PM PDT by radu (God bless our military men and women, past and present)

Glad you had a good day and a warm one.
Those 60s are supposed to arrive here tomorrow but we’ll see. I hope so since I’ll be pulling duty at the “R” women’s tent again.

Don’t really want frost but we need one to shock the trees so their leaves will be colorful. Everything’s still dark green right now.

29 posted on 10/21/2018 8:21:32 PM PDT by radu (God bless our military men and women, past and present)

Perfect description, especially the breaks in between.

And I’m planning on watching a movie tonight...me and my blankie and the lounge chair. No computer! LOL! Laundry is done. Working on threads now.

30 posted on 10/21/2018 8:38:02 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))

To: Kathy in Alaska

LOL! I just put clean laundry away too. A couple more little “projects” and I’m through for the night.

Enjoy your movie this evening.

31 posted on 10/21/2018 8:51:41 PM PDT by radu (God bless our military men and women, past and present)

Ooo...in that case, I hope you get those 60s. Lower than that and the tent is going to be pretty uncomfortable!

Our leaves are still green, too. We don’t have many colorful trees around here, though. The prettiest ones are the fruitless pear trees that turn red. The rest are really blah. Hope you get the color you want!

32 posted on 10/21/2018 8:59:10 PM PDT by luvie (The bravery and dedication of our troops in keeping us safe & free make me proud to be an American!)

33 posted on 10/21/2018 9:00:37 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)

The weather report just ended and they say 65 or so tomorrow and 68 Tues. Then low 60s the rest of the week.
It’ll still be chilly when the morning gals arrive at the tent but should be ok by noon when I get there. We do have sides for the tent to block wind if it’s blowing.

The trees are usually turning by now, even if it’s brownish red or yellow, but even up on the mountain they’re green. It hasn’t been all that warm lately so I’m a little surprised.

We’re under a frost advisory tonight but I believe we’ll get a freeze. It’s already 37 degrees and an hour away from midnight. I had to break out the tiny heater for under my desk because my feet were turning into ice cubes.

34 posted on 10/21/2018 9:08:46 PM PDT by radu (God bless our military men and women, past and present)

Howdy, my!

I haven’t thought about The Damned in a long time. They do rock it!

35 posted on 10/21/2018 9:11:41 PM PDT by radu (God bless our military men and women, past and present)

36 posted on 10/21/2018 9:20:32 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)

Gotta go see if the Doc can keep my rosey bag of bones alive in the morrow too

37 posted on 10/21/2018 9:26:02 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)

Iv’e made it this far..

Look out!

38 posted on 10/21/2018 9:35:20 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)

Good evening, Luv...a true hero indeed.

39 posted on 10/21/2018 9:42:00 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))

Wow. It’s cooled down fast. Sort of what we had last Sunday. Only ours didn’t quite reach freezing except for the wind chill. Nothing froze. I think the kittens thought they were, though. LOL!

I hope you have sox on those feets! LOL! I probably won’t see my feet till next spring except in the tub. :)

40 posted on 10/21/2018 9:54:56 PM PDT by luvie (The bravery and dedication of our troops in keeping us safe & free make me proud to be an American!)

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