MoH Recipient David McNerney Dies at 79

[Bill Mattocks]

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MoH Recipient David McNerney Dies at 79

October 13, 2010
Houston Chronicle

David H. McNerney, a Medal of Honor recipient whose Vietnam War heroics later became the subject of a documentary, died Sunday after a battle with lung cancer. He was 79.
His actions on a day in March 1967 still have a profound impact on his colleagues.
"There's a bunch of guys walking around today who wouldn't be here if it wasn't for him," Leonard McElroy said of fighting alongside McNerney in Vietnam. He said the Soldiers of A Company were in awe of him.

The rest of his heroic story can be read by clicking on the link above.

RIP, Mr. McNerney.