Alfred V. Rascon
Military Person
1945 –
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Who is Alfred V. Rascon?
Alfred Rascon is a retired United States Army lieutenant colonel. In 2000, he was awarded the Medal of Honor—the United States' highest military decoration—for his actions as a medic near Long Khánh Province during the Vietnam War.
On more than one occasion Rascon exposed himself to enemy fire and grenades by covering the bodies of those whom he was aiding with his own. In addition to Vietnam, Rascon also served as a medical officer in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
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- Born
- Sep 10, 1945
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- Alfred Rascon
- Nationality
- United States of America
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on July 23, 2013
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