Roger Donlon joined the U.S. Army’s Green Berets in 1963 and was sent to Vietnam long before the majority of folks back home realized that we were getting involved in the conflict in Southeast Asia.

Over 300 guests attended the Celebration of Life for Col. (ret.) Roger Donlon April 10, 2024, on For t Leavenworth, ... In 1964, Donlon was a Green Beret captain stationed at Camp Nam Dong, ...

Roger H.C. Donlon, the first American to receive the Medal of Honor in the Vietnam War, ... Donlon and other Green Berets of the 5th Special Forces Group were part of Operation Switchback, ...

Roger Donlon, a Saugerties native and the first American to receive the Medal of Honor in the Vietnam War, died Thursday at the age of 89. ... 1964. A Green Beret, ...

Roger Donlon Born: January 30, 1934 War: Vietnam Rank: Captain, US Army Special Forces Detachment A-726 Location of action: Near Nam Dong, Republic of Vietnam Date of action: July 6, 1964 Medal ...

WASHINGTON -- Roger Donlon has the old war medal in his shirt pocket. The pale blue ribbon looks a little faded as he pulls it out, but the green-enameled laurel wreath around the star is still ...

After completing Officer Candidate School, he earned his Green Beret and deployed with the 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne). In July 1964, ... Col. Roger Donlon: ...

Retired U.S. Army Col. Roger Donlon toured the USS Edson Naval destroyer on Wednesday, June 24, as part of a week-long visit to the Great Lakes Bay Region. Donlon is the first Vietnam Medal of ...

Retired Army Col. Roger Donlon has won the nation’s highest military award, but Friday morning, he answered questions about everything from his favorite color to his favorite sports teams. Donlon, ...

Roger Hugh Charles Donlon was born in Saugerties, N.Y., on Jan ... He enlisted in the Army in 1958 and earned the green beret of the Special Forces at the Army Special Warfare School at Fort ...

Roger Donlon, the first American to receive a Medal of Honor for heroism during the Vietnam War, died Thursday in Leavenworth, Kansas, according to the Congressional Medal of Honor Society.He was 89.