FReeper Canteen ~ Hall of Heroes: Col Kern W Dunagan ~ October 11, 2010

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COL Kern W. Dunagan

Info from here.

           

Kern W. Dunagan (February 20, 1934 – December 27, 1991) was a United States Army officer and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the Vietnam War.

Dunagan joined the Army from Los Angeles, California, and by May 13, 1969 was serving as a captain in Company A, 1st Battalion, 46th Infantry Regiment, Americal Division. During a firefight on that day, in Quang Tin Province, Republic of Vietnam, Dunagan showed conspicuous leadership as he organized his men and rescued wounded soldiers despite his own wounds. He was subsequently promoted to major and awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions. Dunagan reached the rank of colonel before leaving the Army. He died at age 57 and was buried in San Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, California.

Major Dunagan's official Medal of Honor citation reads:

For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. Maj. (then Capt.) Dunagan distinguished himself during the period May 13 and 14, 1969, while serving as commanding officer, Company A. On May 13, 1969, Maj. Dunagan was leading an attack to relieve pressure on the battalion's forward support base when his company came under intense fire from a well-entrenched enemy battalion. Despite continuous hostile fire from a numerically superior force, Maj. Dunagan repeatedly and fearlessly exposed himself in order to locate enemy positions, direct friendly supporting artillery, and position the men of his company. In the early evening, while directing an element of his unit into perimeter guard, he was seriously wounded during an enemy mortar attack, but he refused to leave the battlefield and continued to supervise the evacuation of dead and wounded and to lead his command in the difficult task of disengaging from an aggressive enemy. In spite of painful wounds and extreme fatigue, Maj. Dunagan risked heavy fire on 2 occasions to rescue critically wounded men. He was again seriously wounded. Undaunted, he continued to display outstanding courage, professional competence, and leadership and successfully extricated his command from its untenable position on the evening of May 14. Having maneuvered his command into contact with an adjacent friendly unit, he learned that a 6-man party from his company was under fire and had not reached the new perimeter. Maj. Dunagan unhesitatingly went back and searched for his men. Finding 1 soldier critically wounded, Maj. Dunagan, ignoring his wounds, lifted the man to his shoulders and carried him to the comparative safety of the friendly perimeter. Before permitting himself to be evacuated, he insured all of his wounded received emergency treatment and were removed from the area. Throughout the engagement, Maj. Dunagan's actions gave great inspiration to his men and were directly responsible for saving the lives of many of his fellow soldiers. Maj. Dunagan's extraordinary heroism above and beyond the call of duty, are in the highest traditions of the U.S. Army and reflect great credit on him, his unit, and the U.S. Army.

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[Arrowhead1952]

Well stay warm there!! That darn gore bull warming is affecting you by getting cold earlier.

(((HUGS))) to both and I need to get out and get some garden work done today.

[blackie]

Thanks Kathy!

{{HUGS}}

[SevenofNine]

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[Lady Jag]

Happy day all!

[ConorMacNessa]

Happy Columbus Day, Lady J!

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[Lady Jag]

[SevenofNine]

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[SevenofNine]

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[E.G.C.]

((HUGS))Good Monday afternoon, L.J. How’s it going?

[oldteen]

Good afternoon, Sir Conor! *hugs*

Are you off today?

[ConorMacNessa]

Good afternoon, Teenie!

*HUGS*

I'm at the office today - will knock off in two hours.

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[Arrowhead1952]

Good afternoon Lady Jag. (((HUGS))) to you.

My allergies are acting up again today.

[SevenofNine]

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[SevenofNine]

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[SevenofNine]

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[Kathy in Alaska]

Good afternoon/evening, beachy...((HUGS))...things have been rough today. I just found out that my FReeper friend, redrock, passed away 10/06/10. He fought so long, but cancer finally won. It’s after 4p and I’ve gotten next to nothing done. Gotta get busy!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, tom...the Bears won!

[potlatch]

Happy tomorrow LJ! I missed Columbus landing, lol.
Great gif!!

[Lady Jag]

Why is Columbus Day on the 12th of October (before it was switched to Monday)?