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Spec. Leslie H. Sabo Jr. will receive the medal posthumously for saving the lives of several of his fellow soldier
By The Associated Press
Wednesday, May 16, 2012, 7:55 AM
Rose Mary Sabo-Brown holds a photo of her husband Army Specialist Leslie H. Sabo, Jr., in her home in New Castle, Pa. Sabo was killed in 1970 in Cambodia during the Vietnam War and is to posthumously receive the Medal of Honor in a ceremony at the White House Wednesday May 16, 2010.
Andrew Russell | Tribune-Review/AP
Rose Mary Sabo-Brown holds a photo of her husband Army Specialist Leslie H. Sabo, Jr., in her home in New Castle, Pa. Sabo was killed in 1970 in Cambodia during the Vietnam War and is to posthumously receive the Medal of Honor in a ceremony at the White House Wednesday May 16, 2010.
WASHINGTON ? President Barack Obama is awarding the Medal of Honor to a Pennsylvania Army specialist killed in combat in 1970 while serving as a rifleman in Cambodia during the Vietnam War.
The White House says Spec. Leslie H. Sabo Jr. will receive the medal posthumously for heroic action when his platoon was ambushed by North Vietnamese forces in 1970 near the village of Se San in eastern Cambodia.
A White House description of the action says Sabo saved the lives of several of his fellow soldiers. At one point, he grabbed a nearby enemy grenade, tossed it away and shielded a wounded comrade with his body, saving his life.
?Although wounded by the grenade blast, he continued to charge the enemy?s bunker,? the White House account says. ?After receiving several serious wounds from automatic weapons fire, he crawled towards the enemy emplacement and, when in position, threw a grenade into the bunker.?
He silenced the enemy, but the explosion also killed him.
Sabo?s widow, Rose Mary Sabo-Brown, and his brother, George Sabo, are expected to attend the White House ceremony.
According to the Congressional Medal of Honor Society, the medal has been awarded 3,458 times since it was first awarded in 1863. There are fewer than 90 living recipients.
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/gi-killed-vietnam-war-medal-honor-article-1.1079065#ixzz1v2ViIG2t Continued RIP......NEVER FORGET ! From the Vietnam Wall.....
LESLIE HALASZ SABO JR
SGT - E5 - Army - Selective Service
101st Airborne Division
His tour began on Nov 14, 1969
Casualty was on May 10, 1970
In , CAMBODIA
Hostile, died while missing, GROUND CASUALTY
MULTIPLE FRAGMENTATION WOUNDS
Body was recovered
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By The Associated Press
Wednesday, May 16, 2012, 7:55 AM
Rose Mary Sabo-Brown holds a photo of her husband Army Specialist Leslie H. Sabo, Jr., in her home in New Castle, Pa. Sabo was killed in 1970 in Cambodia during the Vietnam War and is to posthumously receive the Medal of Honor in a ceremony at the White House Wednesday May 16, 2010.
Andrew Russell | Tribune-Review/AP
Rose Mary Sabo-Brown holds a photo of her husband Army Specialist Leslie H. Sabo, Jr., in her home in New Castle, Pa. Sabo was killed in 1970 in Cambodia during the Vietnam War and is to posthumously receive the Medal of Honor in a ceremony at the White House Wednesday May 16, 2010.
WASHINGTON ? President Barack Obama is awarding the Medal of Honor to a Pennsylvania Army specialist killed in combat in 1970 while serving as a rifleman in Cambodia during the Vietnam War.
The White House says Spec. Leslie H. Sabo Jr. will receive the medal posthumously for heroic action when his platoon was ambushed by North Vietnamese forces in 1970 near the village of Se San in eastern Cambodia.
A White House description of the action says Sabo saved the lives of several of his fellow soldiers. At one point, he grabbed a nearby enemy grenade, tossed it away and shielded a wounded comrade with his body, saving his life.
?Although wounded by the grenade blast, he continued to charge the enemy?s bunker,? the White House account says. ?After receiving several serious wounds from automatic weapons fire, he crawled towards the enemy emplacement and, when in position, threw a grenade into the bunker.?
He silenced the enemy, but the explosion also killed him.
Sabo?s widow, Rose Mary Sabo-Brown, and his brother, George Sabo, are expected to attend the White House ceremony.
According to the Congressional Medal of Honor Society, the medal has been awarded 3,458 times since it was first awarded in 1863. There are fewer than 90 living recipients.
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/gi-killed-vietnam-war-medal-honor-article-1.1079065#ixzz1v2ViIG2t Continued RIP......NEVER FORGET ! From the Vietnam Wall.....
LESLIE HALASZ SABO JR
SGT - E5 - Army - Selective Service
101st Airborne Division
His tour began on Nov 14, 1969
Casualty was on May 10, 1970
In , CAMBODIA
Hostile, died while missing, GROUND CASUALTY
MULTIPLE FRAGMENTATION WOUNDS
Body was recovered
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