Gordon Ray Roberts
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Gordon Ray Roberts (born 14 June 1950) is a retired United States Army officer and a Medal of Honor recipient for his "conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty" on 11 July 1969 while an infantryman with the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry, 101st Airborne Division during the Vietnam War.
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Gordon Ray Roberts | |
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Nickname(s) | "Bird Dog"[1] |
Born | (1950-06-14) 14 June 1950 (age 73) Middletown, Ohio, U.S. |
Allegiance | United States |
Service/ | United States Army |
Years of service | 1968ā1971 1991ā2012 |
Rank | Colonel |
Unit | 1st Sustainment Command (Theater), Fort Bragg[2] |
Commands held | Brigade Commander Walter Reed Army Medical Center[2] Officer in charge of force protection, 1st COSCOM, Camp Anaconda |
Battles/wars | Vietnam War Iraq War |
Awards | Medal of Honor Silver Star (2) Legion of Merit Bronze Star Medal (2) |
Other work | Social worker |
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