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Politics: President Lyndon B. Johnson (Weekly) Newsletter for 2024-11-24 ( 1 items )  
Medal of Honor Monday: Army Sgt. 1st Class Sammy Lee Davis (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: When a huge wave of Viet Cong troops threatened to overwhelm Army Sgt. 1st Class Sammy Lee Davis' battalion at a small fire base in Vietnam, he jumped into action to fight back. Despite suffering several injuries, Davis traversed a river to save three of his comrades and did what he could to stop the onslaught. He received the Medal of Honor for his efforts. Davis was born on Nov. 1, 1946, in Dayton, Ohio, to Robert and Bonnie Davis. Due to his father's job, his  more PR