Colonel Harvey “Barney” Barnum, retired U.S. Marine Corps Officer, saved over 130 lives during the Vietnam War, leading a counterattack while facing heavy enemy fire. For this act of bravery, he received the U.S. military’s highest accolade: The Medal of Honor. Watch his story of valor and how, at the young age of 26, it catapulted his military career.
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