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Incredible Sacrifice

Max would, in the course of only a single year in Vietnam, receive two Combat Infantryman Badges, one Purple Heart, a National Defense Service Medal, a Vietnam Service Medal with one bronze star, a Vietnam Gallantry Cross, and finally his widow Janis was awarded a Medal of Honor is his stead.

Lifetime of ServiceEsteban GomezApril 5, 2020Eugene Oregon, Medal of Honor, Vietnam War, 9th Infantry, Purple Heart, Vietnam Gallantry Cross

Undaunted Courage under Fire

Adams was a helicopter pilot, charged with the transportation of men and supplies across the entirety of the country. He deployed during the Counteroffensive Phase Three campaign in 1968 as a Major in the Transportation Corps, specifically in the 227th Aviation Battalion.

Lifetime of ServiceEsteban GomezApril 5, 2020Wentworth Military Academy, Colorado State University, Vietnam War, Medal of Honor, 227th Aviation Battalion