The highest military award of the United States was awarded to the 83-year-old veteran of the Vietnamese War

President Joe Biden awarded the US Higher Military Award - the Medal of Honor - the backward colonel Paris Davis, the commander of the special forces during the Vietnamese War. At the crowded award ceremony in the White House, Davis did not so much complain about the long -standing expectation as he emphasized by the importance of the event, which, according to him, "serves the interests of the United States." This was reported by Associated Press .

Long-term late with a rewarding of an 83-year-old veteran from Virginia is connected with the loss of the first performance for the award. The second performance was written, but it was also lost among the award lists. In the end, in 2016, after half a century from the date of salvation by Paris Davis, his soldier from the enemy’s fire, lawyers restored the necessary documents.

President Biden called Paris Davis a "real hero" who risked his life for the sake of saving the soldiers subordinate to him from under the fire. Davis was one of the first black commanders as part of the American troops in Vietnam, the AP agency notes.