The Medal waited for over a century after its establishment in July 1863 to make an appearance, doing so in a sharp firefight in Quang Tri province - and the all-to-common covering a grenade, though it must be noted that Lance Corporal Anderson was fighting like a lion and already severely wounded.*ANDERSON, RICHARD A. Rank and organization: Lance Corporal, U.S. Marine Corps, Company E, 3d Reconnaissance Battalion, 3d Marine Division. Place and date: Quang Tri Province, Republic of Vietnam, 24 August 1969. Entered service at: Houston, Tex. Born: 16 April 1948, Washington, D.C. Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at...
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