On September 14, 1968, during the Vietnam War, Staff Sergeant Terry Richardson of Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 29th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, led his platoon in an assault to secure Hill 222 near the Cambodian border.

Almost immediately, three soldiers were severely wounded and trapped between enemy machine-gun bunkers.

Under relentless fire, Richardson advanced three separate times to rescue the wounded—refusing to leave them behind.

By the time he returned, his entire company was surrounded.

Without waiting for orders, he climbed to the top of Hill 222 under enemy fire to gain visibility and begin directing tactical air strikes. Hit by sniper fire, he continued calling in strikes for seven straight hours despite his wounds and the deafening blasts around him.

He refused evacuation and stayed with his men.

The air support he directed shattered enemy forces and allowed Alpha Company to secure the objective—saving 85 lives that day.

For extraordinary heroism and leadership under fire, Staff Sergeant Terry Richardson was awarded the Medal of Honor.

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