Talk:Roy Benavidez

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I made a small correction to the page. It said that Reagan awarded him the Medal of Honor, which is incorrect. Only Congress can award that medal (hence why some call it the congressional Medal of Honor). Reagan merely presented it. XAlpha 18:19, 30 May 2006 (UTC)

Actually, the above is incorrect. In the past, it was true, but it is now officially called the Medal of Honor. Reagan awarded and presented the MOH.

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hey you guys .big fan and follower of the stars n stripes ..Mr trump needs to take a look at this man and his gracious life and realise that out of America come one Adyallen222 (talk) 18:44, 25 May 2017 (UTC)

Upon return to the Fire Base

I had an old Medal of Honor book detailing actions through the Vietnam War and I remember MSgt Benavidez in particular. The book detailed that after he was flown back to the Fire Base he was so badly injured that he was left for dead. After all the wounded had been off-loaded and they were clearing out the dead bodies, an orderly bent over Benavidez's body and Benavidez had to spit blood in the orderly's face to get him to notice that Benavidez was still alive. While this is not part of the citation, it reinforces the nature and severity of his wounds. If anyone knows the name of the book I am referring to, I would love if it could be included here so I can add this story with the book as a source. Much thanks. NeoFreak 01:54, 15 September 2006 (UTC)

His autobiography includes this particular anecdote: Medal of Honor: One Man's Journey from Poverty and Prejudice by Roy P. Benavidez, ISBN 1574882031.24.16.102.143 23:13, 15 September 2007 (UTC)

The book is "The Last Medal of Honor" by Pete Billac, written with Benavidez. I met the late American hero and purchased the book. The book has accounts from several soldiers during those six hours in hell. The writing is weak and spotty but reading through that, the intent and ideas cut to the core. Benavidez was so inspirational during his visit, that this news photographer (me) purchased that book and still tells about the heroics that he performed in the line of duty. "The Last Medal of Honor" by Pete Billac, 1990. ISBN 0-943629-07-7 , Swan Publishing. [BakoSmiley Aug 5, 2010 17:45] —Preceding unsigned comment added by 164.67.98.230 (talk) 02:45, 6 August 2010 (UTC)

Also, if wanting to include the additional detail of this hero nearly being placed in a body bag while still alive, the following was published December 4, 1998, in an New York Times article titled, "Roy P. Benavidez, Recipient Of Medal of Honor, Dies at 63" by Richard Goldstein: "When he arrived at Loc Ninh, Sergeant Benavidez was unable to move or speak. Just as he was about to be placed into a body bag, he spit into a doctor's face to signal that he was still alive and was evacuated for surgery in Saigon.". 98.85.0.218 (talk) 00:39, 6 February 2011 (UTC)

List of different articles about Benavidez

Have a look at this article, it may be of reference for NeoFreak, it has a small part about spitting on the orderly's face. http://www.mishalov.com/Benavidez.html Lawnmowers Rock! 11:26, 23 April 2007 (UTC)

Hero

Sometimes the term is misused but not in this case Jim Sweeney (talk) 06:23, 30 June 2008 (UTC)

Not sure if the term "hero" has any real meaning in war, but Benavidez was more like Captain America. Or maybe some kind of an unstoppable human juggernaut. The number of wounds...the number of men he personally dragged to safety...his total refusal to accept defeat at any point despite being completely alone against an entire battalion of Vietcong. And to survive all that, and then summon up the energy at the last minute to spit in the medic's face as the bodybag's getting zipped over his face... like Reagan said, if it was a comic book story you'd never believe it was true. Like he just flipped a switch and became a fearless, immortal Terminator until the whole squad was rescued.

I've read lots of Medal of Honor citations, and there's maybe 5 that make me say "Wow, that was a truly inhuman act of bravery. That right there is one of the toughest men ever to live." Another good one is Daniel Inouye's if you've never read it. Bravo Foxtrot (talk) 02:37, 28 May 2012 (UTC)

This patriot needs his own movie or documentary... Big Boss and Rambo got nothing on him! --Samantha Ireland (talk) 23:17, 1 December 2018 (UTC)

One page report

One page roport 107.115.165.1 (talk) 00:36, 1 March 2024 (UTC)