SP4 ROBERT DAVID LAW SP4 ROBERT DAVID LAW

 

28 Apr 2008 To Specialist Fourth Class Law Thank you for your dedication and sevice To the family there is no way to understand the pain for your loss. I do understand the honor and importance behind the actions of your loved one and I thank you. Carrie Morgan E-mail address is not available.

 

The President of the United States in the name of the Congress of the United States takes pride in presenting the MEDAL OF HONOR to ROBERT DAVID LAW Specialist Fourth Class United States Army for service as set forth in the following CITATION: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. Sp4c. Law distinguished himself while serving with Company I. While on a long-range reconnaissance patrol in Tinh Phuoc Thanh Province, Sp4c. Law and 5 comrades made contact with a small enemy patrol. As the opposing elements exchanged intense fire, he maneuvered to a perilously exposed position flanking his comrades and began placing suppressive fire on the hostile troops. Although his team was hindered by a low supply of ammunition and suffered from an unidentified irritating gas in the air, Sp4c. Law's spirited defense and challenging counter assault rallied his fellow soldiers against the well-equipped hostile troops. When an enemy grenade landed in his team's position, Sp4c. Law, instead of diving into the safety of a stream behind him, threw himself on the grenade to save the lives of his comrades. Sp4c. Law's extraordinary courage and profound concern for his fellow soldiers were in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflect great credit on himself, his unit, and the U.S. Army. Mount Olivet Cemetery, Fort Worth, Texas. SP4 Law's gravestone incorrectly identifies his unit; F Co, 52nd Infantry was redesignated as I Company, 75th Infantry on 01 Feb 1969, three weeks before SP4 Law's death.

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