ARLINGTON, Va., April 14, 2006 – Six Medal of Honor recipients and the Army Parachute Team, the Golden Knights, were among those gathered at Arlington National Cemetery here yesterday to pay their last respects to retired Army Chief Warrant Officer Michael J. "Mike" Novosel, a Medal of Honor recipient and former Golden Knight.
It was an honor and a privilege to pay homage to an American hero who served in this unit," said Army Sgt. Maj. Mike Eitniear, Golden Knights sergeant major. Novosel was a pilot for the team following his return from Vietnam in 1970.
He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his bravery and tenacity during the Vietnam War. On Oct. 21, 1969, Novosel received word of wounded South Vietnamese soldiers pinned down by a large enemy force. Flying without air cover, he encountered ground fire so intense it forced him away six times.
Despite the ground fire, he completed 15 hazardous extractions. On the last, just as a wounded soldier was pulled into the aircraft, the enemy unleashed a hail if fire directly at Novosel. Wounded, he momentarily lost control of the aircraft, but recovered and flew to safety. In all, he saved 29 men, according to the Medal of Honor Web site.
Saturday, April 15, 2006
Family, Heroes, Knights Bid Medal of Honor Recipient Farewell
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That site is kind of hard to work around.
I'm not looking to push a blog, because this one I run for my own gratification and to force myself to read a daily MOH recipient, but feel free to come by this blog:
http://medalofhonorrecipients.blogspot.com/
It has the exact same info, but only lists one per day.
Pero, The link wasn't meant to detract from your Site which I highly recommend.
Not taken that way, by any means RJay........Was just putting it out there.
When it comes to military stuff I'm all for everyone posting the same stuff, and only care about our troops........We are very like minded on this (and other) issues.
Plus, my blog posts are taken from elsewhere too........Like I said, whatever it takes to spread the good word, and we are on the same team.
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