Vietnam War hero receives posthumous Medal of Honor
Medal of Honor
President Barack Obama (2nd L) presents the Medal of Honor to Rose Mary Sabo-Brown (L), widow of Army Specialist Leslie H. Sabo, Jr., during an East Room ceremony May 16, 2012 at the White House in Washington, DC. Specialist Sabo was presented with the highest military decoration posthumously for his heroic actions on May 10, 1970 while serving as a rifleman in Cambodia during the Vietnam War. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Forty-two years after his selfless act of heroism during the Vietnam war saved the lives of his fellow soldiers, Army Specialist Leslie H. Sabo, Jr. posthumously received the Medal of Honor at a White House ceremony on May 16.
