Draft of the citation
This is the draft of the citation that accompanied the Medal of Honor awarded to Staff Sergeant Clifford Sims’s family. Sims lost his life on February 21, 1968,...
Final situation report
On August 4, 1964, the commander of Navy Task Group 72.1 filed this report on the attack in the Gulf of Tonkin. The Task Group was conducting electronic eavesdropping...
“Fully aware of the sacrifice . . .”
In this motivational analysis, Lieutenant Colonel Richard J. Tallman describes Staff Sergeant Clifford Sims, who saved the lives of his men by throwing himself on an...
Gallant conduct
This document describes Captain Manuel “Jay” S. Vargas’s gallant conduct during the April 1968 battle near Dai Do in the Republic of Vietnam. This statement by...
“Get back! Get back!”
First Lieutenant Cleo C. Hogan gave this statement regarding the heroism of Staff Sergeant Clifford Sims to support awarding him the Medal of Honor. Hogan was present...
Heading out of Kontum
This Fairchild Aviation C-123 taxis at Kontum Special Forces Camp, Vietnam, in preparation for takeoff. The C-123 was often used for transporting troops and cargo....
In the heat of battle: Vietnam
On April 5, 1968, Army Specialist Fourth Class Dennis Kurpius photographed Private First Class Raymond Rumpa of the U.S. Army’s 9th Infantry Division carrying a...