An American Hero

Master Sergeant Raul (Roy) Perez Benavidez (August 5, 1935 – November 29, 1998) received the Medal of Honor for his actions in combat near Lộc Ninh, South Vietnam on May 2, 1968. 

If you took the time to listen to this video in its entirety, you would know that Master Sgt. Roy Benavidez knows a thing or two about laying down your life for your brother. During his speech, as he went over the actions that took place on that fateful day in his life, he recalled that in addition to the American wounded soldiers that he loaded onto the helicopter evac, he also loaded three NVA soldiers that had been killed.

Sgt. Benavides was so wounded and covered in blood when they took him out of the helicopter that they laid…