Vietnam Soldier to receive Medal of Honor Posthumously

May 16, 2012 in Army, Medal of Honor | 1 comment

Sergeant Leslie Halasz Sabo, Jr.

Forty years ago Monday, [Sergeant] Leslie Sabo of Ellwood City died in Cambodia while trying to save his buddies from a North Vietnamese ambush that killed seven of his 101st Airborne Division comrades.

The 22-year-old was recommended posthumously for the nation’s highest award, the Medal of Honor.

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