Distinguished Service Cross
Americannoun
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John D. Lock, a retired Army officer and military historian, undertook a campaign dating back to 2003 to have Colonel Puckett’s Distinguished Service Cross, earned in November 1950, upgraded to the Medal of Honor.
From New York Times ● Apr. 8, 2024
Stevon A. Booker, an armor crew member with the 3rd Infantry Division who received the Distinguished Service Cross posthumously for life-saving valor in the 2003 Iraq invasion, and Pvt.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 12, 2023
Hal Moore served in Vietnam as commander of a cavalry battalion based at Fort Benning and was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross.
From Seattle Times ● May 11, 2023
Puckett was long ago awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, the nation’s second-highest award for valor in combat, for his actions in the battle on Nov. 25-26, 1950.
From Washington Post ● May 21, 2021
One had been awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, and one the Silver Star, both high honors.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
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