The belated recognition for the 83-year-old Virginia resident came after the recommendation for his medal was lost, resubmitted — and then lost again
Biden described Davis as a “true hero" for risking his life amid heavy enemy fire to haul injured soldiers under his command to safety. When a superior ordered him to safety, according to Biden, Davis replied, “Sir, I'm just not going to leave. I still have an American out there." He went back into the firefight to retrieve an injured medic.
“Right now I'm overwhelmed,” he told The Associated Press in an interview Thursday, the eve of the medal ceremony. Davis repeatedly sprinted into an open rice paddy to rescue members of his team, according to the ArmyTimes. His entire team survived. Davis' commanding officer recommended him for the military's top honor, but the paperwork disappeared. He eventually was awarded a Silver Star, the military's third-highest combat medal, but members of Davis’ team have argued that his skin color was a factor in the disappearance of his Medal of Honor recommendation.
“But I don't believe they were lost,” Deis said. “I believe they were intentionally discarded. They were discarded because he was Black, and that's the only conclusion that I can come to.”“We're here to celebrate the fact that he got the award, long time coming,” Maj. Gen. Patrick Roberson, deputy commanding general, U.S. Army Special Operations Command, told the AP. “We, the Army, you know, we haven't been able to see anything that would say, ‘Hey, this is racism.
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