Posted on May 23, 2023
This Day in History: Demensio Rivera's Bravery in Korea
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What an amazing family history to be unaware of.
On this day in 1951, a hero engages in an action that would earn him the Medal of Honor. Pvt. Demensio Rivera initially received a Distinguished Service Cross, but that Cross was upgraded to a Medal in 2014.
His granddaughter was surprised when she got the call about his Medal. She’d had no idea that her grandfather was a war hero. She barely knew portions of her extended family at all.
“I didn’t know anything, not even his name,” Army Sgt. Ashley Randall explained.
Rivera’s bravery had come on the night of May 22-23 in Changyongni, Korea, when his platoon’s outpost was assaulted in the middle of the night.
On this day in 1951, a hero engages in an action that would earn him the Medal of Honor. Pvt. Demensio Rivera initially received a Distinguished Service Cross, but that Cross was upgraded to a Medal in 2014.
His granddaughter was surprised when she got the call about his Medal. She’d had no idea that her grandfather was a war hero. She barely knew portions of her extended family at all.
“I didn’t know anything, not even his name,” Army Sgt. Ashley Randall explained.
Rivera’s bravery had come on the night of May 22-23 in Changyongni, Korea, when his platoon’s outpost was assaulted in the middle of the night.
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