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The President:
Thank you very much.
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Please be seated.
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Thank you,
Chaplain Hurley.
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Secretary Mnuchin,
Secretary Mattis,
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Secretary Shulkin, Senator
Stabenow, Congressman
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Upton, and members of the
Armed Forces: Thank you
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for joining us as we award
our nation's highest
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military honor to
Specialist Five
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James C. McCloughan.
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Today, we pay tribute to a
veteran who went above and
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beyond the call of duty to
protect our comrades, our
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country, and our freedom.
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Joining Jim today is his
wife Cherie, his brothers
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Mike and Tom, his sons
Jamie and Matt, and many
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other members of his
very large and beautiful family.
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We're also gratified to be
joined by eight previous
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Medal of Honor recipients.
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Now, Jim's name will stand
forever alongside theirs
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in our history
and in our hearts.
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I want to take a few
minutes to tell you about
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Jim and how he earned
this place among legends.
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Jim was raised in
Bangor, Michigan.
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His father built their
house from scratch and
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worked 40 years at
a piano factory.
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Jim's dad taught him
a simple but powerful
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lesson: Never do
anything halfway.
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Always do your best.
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Jim took that lesson
very much to heart.
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He played for four varsity
sports in high school and
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three in college.
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In August of 1968, Jim was
drafted into the Army.
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Within six months, he was
trained as a medic and
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arrived in Vietnam.
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Right away, Jim poured all
of himself into his duties
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treating the sick
and the wounded.
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Before long, all his
fellow soldiers called him
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"Doc."
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On May 13, 1969, less than
three months after he
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arrived, Jim was one of 89
men in Charlie Company to
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embark on a mission to
secure a transportation
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route near Nui Yon.
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As Jim and his men jumped
out of the helicopter, it
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quickly became clear that
they were surrounded
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by enemy troops.
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Within minutes, two
choppers were shot down,
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and one of his men was
badly wounded in the
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middle of an open field.
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Jim did not hesitate.
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He blazed through 100
meters of enemy fire to
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carry the wounded and
the soldier to safety.
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But this was only the
first of many heroic deeds
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Jim would perform over
the next 48 hours.
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After tending to the first
wounded soldier,
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Jim joined a mission to
advance toward the enemy,
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and advance they did.
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Before long, they
were ambushed.
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Again, he ran into danger
to rescue his men.
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As he cared for two
soldiers, shrapnel from a
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rocket-propelled grenade
slashed open the back of
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Jim's body from
head to foot.
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Yet that terrible wound
didn't stop Jim from
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pulling those two men to
safety, nor did it stop
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him from answering the
plea of another wounded
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comrade and carrying him
to safety atop his own
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badly injured body.
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He was badly injured.
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And so it went, shot after
shot, blast upon blast.
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As one of his comrades
recalled, whoever called
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"medic" could immediately
count on McCloughan.
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He's a brave guy.
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As day turned to dusk,
nearly all of those who
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could and really, really
had to make it back --
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they were finally within
their night defensive
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position, except for one
soldier whose plea
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Jim could not ignore.
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Again, "Doc" did
not hesitate.
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He crawled through a rice
paddy thick with steel rain.
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That means bullets
all over the place.
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As soldiers watched him,
they were sure that was
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the last time they
would see "Doc."
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They thought that was the
end of their friend, Jim.
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But after several minutes
passed, Jim emerged from
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the smoke and fire
carrying yet another soldier.
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He immediately badgered
[bandaged] and fixed and worked,
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but he got the
wounds fixed and lifted
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the soldier to a
medevac helicopter.
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His lieutenant ordered
Jim to get in, too.
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"Get in," he said, "get
in." But Jim refused.
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He said, "You're going
to need me here."
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As Jim now says, "I would
have rather died on the
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battlefield than know that
men died because they
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did not have a medic."
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Over the next 24 hours,
Jim fired at enemy
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soldiers, suffered a
bullet wound to his arm,
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and continued to race into
gunfire to save
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more and more lives.
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And yet, as night
approached again, after
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nearly two days of no
food, no water, and no
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rest, Jim volunteered to
hold a blinking light in
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an open field to signal
for a supply drop.
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He would not yield, he
would not rest, he would
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not stop, and he would not
flinch in the face of sure
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death and definite danger.
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Though he was thousands of
miles from home, it was as
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if the strength and pride
of our whole nation was
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beating inside
of Jim's heart.
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Jim did what his father
had taught him -- he gave
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it his all and then
he just kept giving.
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In those 48 hours, Jim
rescued 10 American
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soldiers and tended
to countless others.
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He was one of 32 men who
fought until the end.
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They held their ground
against more than
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2,000 enemy troops.
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Jim, I know I speak for
every person here when I
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say that we are in awe
of your actions
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and your bravery.
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But let me tell you one
thing, and one more
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story about Jim.
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On the second day of that
bloody fight, Jim found a
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few soldiers and a fellow
soldier who had been shot
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badly in the stomach.
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He knew the soldier
wouldn't make it if he
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flung him on the back,
so he lifted him up and
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carried him in his arms.
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As Jim was carrying the
soldier, a thought
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flashed through his mind.
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Although Jim had always
been very close to his
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father, he realized that
it was not since he had
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been a young boy that he
had told his dad those
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three very simple but
beautiful words: "I love you."
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In that moment, Jim
offered up a prayer.
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He asked God, "If you get
me out of this hell on
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Earth so I can tell my dad
I love him, I'll be the
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best coach and the best
father you could ever ask for."
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As he prayed, a great
peace came over him.
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And if it was God's will
for him to live, he'd keep
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his promise to God as soon
as he had the chance.
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Jim made it out of
that hell on Earth.
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He made it; here he is.
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And the first thing he did
when he arrived back on
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American soil was to say
those beautiful words:
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"I love you, Dad.
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I love you."
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Jim said those words over
and over again for the
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next 22 years until the
last time he saw his
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father, the night before
his dad passed on.
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Today, I'd venture to say
his dad is the proudest
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father in heaven.
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Jim fought with all of the
love and courage in his soul.
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He was prepared to lay
down his life so his
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brothers-in-arms
could live theirs.
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With us today are 10
of the men who fought
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alongside Jim, and
five of those he saved.
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To Bill, Randy, Mike,
Joe, Kent, Robert, John,
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Charles, Michael, Orestes
-- thank you for your
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service and sacrifice.
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Stand up wherever
you may be.
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Where are you?
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Where are you?
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(Applause.)
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Thank you, fellas.
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That's great.
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For over two centuries,
our brave men and women in
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uniform have overcome
tyranny, fascism,
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communism, and every
threat to our freedom --
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every single threat
they've overcome.
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And we've overcome these
threats because of titans
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like Jim whose spirit
could never be conquered.
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That's what this award is,
and Jim's life represents
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so well: America's
unbreakable spirit.
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It's been 48 years since
Jim's battle in Vietnam.
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He is now a husband, a
father, and a grandfather.
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He coached high school
football, wrestling, and
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baseball for 38 years,
just like he said he would.
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And he brought together
every member he could find
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of his beloved
Charlie Company.
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To many people in this
room, Specialist Five
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McCloughan has always
been their friend, "Jim."
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To others, he's
been "Coach."
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To those who bravely
served with him in
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Vietnam, he's still
called their "Doc."
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To his parents Scotty and
Margaret, both watching
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from heaven, he will
always be their son.
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But today, [to] 320
million grateful American
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hearts, Private McCloughan
carries one immortal title
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-- and that
title is "hero."
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Specialist Five
McCloughan: We honor you.
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We salute you.
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And with God as your
witness, we thank you for
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what you did
for all of us.
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Now I would like the
military aide to come
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forward and read
the citation.
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Military Aide: The
President of the United
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States of America,
authorized by Act of
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Congress, March 3rd, 1863,
has awarded in the name of
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Congress the Medal of
Honor to Private First
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Class James C. McCloughan,
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United States
Army, for conspicuous
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gallantry and intrepidity
at the risk of his life
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above and beyond
the call of duty.
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Private First
Class [James] C. McCloughan
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distinguished
himself by acts of
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gallantry and intrepidity
at the risk of his life
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above and beyond the call
of duty from May 13th
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through 15th, 1969, while
serving as a combat medic
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with Charlie Company, 3rd
Battalion, 21st Infantry,
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196th Light Infantry
Brigade, Americal Division.
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The company air assaulted
into an area near
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Tam Ky and Nui Yon Hill.
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On May 13th, with complete
disregard for his life, he
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ran 100 meters in an open
field through heavy fire
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to rescue a comrade too
injured to move and
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carried him to safety.
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That same day, 2nd Platoon
was ordered to search the
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area near Nui Yon Hill
when the platoon was
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ambushed by a large North
Vietnamese Army force and
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sustained heavy
casualties.
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With complete disregard
for his life and personal
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safety, Private First
Class McCloughan led two
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Americans into the safety
of a trench while being
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wounded by shrapnel from a
rocket-propelled grenade.
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He ignored a direct order
to stay back, and braved
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an enemy assault while
moving into the
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"kill zone" on four more
occasions to extract
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wounded comrades.
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He treated the injured,
prepared the evacuation,
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and though bleeding
heavily from shrapnel
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wounds on his head and
entire body, refused
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evacuation to safety in
order to remain at the
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battle site with his
fellow soldiers who were
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heavily outnumbered by the North Vietnamese Army forces.
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On May 14th, the platoon
was again ordered to move
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out towards Nui Yon Hill.
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Private First Class
McCloughan was wounded a
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second time by small arms
fire and shrapnel from a
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rocket-propelled grenade
while rendering aid to two
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soldiers in an
open rice paddy.
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In the final phases of the
attack, two companies from
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2nd North Vietnamese Army
Division and an element of
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700 soldiers from a Viet
Cong regiment descended
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upon Charlie Company's
position on three sides.
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Private First Class
McCloughan, again with
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complete disregard for
his life, went into the
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crossfire numerous times
throughout the battle to
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extract the wounded
soldiers, while also
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fighting the enemy.
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His relentless and
courageous actions
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inspired and motivated
his comrades to fight for
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their survival.
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When supplies ran low,
Private First Class
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McCloughan volunteered to
hold a blinking strobe
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light in an open area as
a marker for a
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nighttime resupply drop.
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He remained steadfast
while bullets landed all
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around him and
rocket-propelled grenades
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flew over his prone,
exposed body.
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During the morning
darkness of May 15th,
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Private First Class
McCloughan knocked out a
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rocket-propelled grenade
position with a grenade,
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fought and eliminated
enemy soldiers, treated
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numerous casualties, kept
two critically-wounded
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soldiers alive through the
night, and organized the
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dead and wounded for
evacuation at daylight.
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His timely and courageous
actions were instrumental
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in saving the lives of
his fellow soldiers.
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Private First Class
McCloughan's personal
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heroism, professional
competence, and devotion
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to duty are in keeping
with the highest
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traditions of the military
service and reflect great
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credit upon himself, the
Americal Division, and the
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United States Army.
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(Applause.)
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Male Speaker: Bless us now oh Lord as we depart
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our separate ways, may the memory of this occasion,
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may our participation here unite us in compassion for service to
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all the members of our families, our military, our country.
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Strengthen us in faith and renew us in spirit and send us forth
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with your peace. Amen.
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The President:
Jim, thank you.
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God bless you.
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God bless your family.
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God bless the United
States of America.
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Thank you, Jim.
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(Applause.)