Now, 55 years after that harrowing evening in Vietnam, Taylor received the Medal of Honor – the nation’s highest military award – from President Joe Biden at the White House on Tuesday for his heroism.
Larry L. Taylor assumed command of one of the 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment's combat engineer companies in Nuremberg, West Germany.
Within two minutes, Hill said, Taylor and his co-pilot had strapped in and taken off, heading towards Hill and his men.
On his last try, he learned that any attempt to save the men had been called off, the rescue helicopter was not coming.
“I think about 90% of flying a helicopter in Vietnam was making it up as you go along,” he said.
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