Ohio Town Pushes for Vietnam Hero to Receive Medal of Honor

The initiative to honor Brown, a U.S. Army staff sergeant killed in action, began more than two years ago in Hamilton, Ohio. Brown, amid a chaotic firefight, rescued three injured soldiers and then flung his body onto a live grenade to spare the lives of more comrades.
About a year after he was killed in battle, Brown received the Army’s Distinguished Service Cross, given to the veteran for a “display of extraordinary heroism in combat with an armed enemy force.”
According to the Medal of Honor Society, 3,528 soldiers have been awarded the military’s highest honor, including 61 living recipients, as of Nov. 7. This includes 255 Ohio natives. Among the medal tally, 270 Vietnam veterans have been honored.