Melvin Morris, a famous Medal of Honor recipient, was born on January 7, 1942. The town he was born in was Okmulgee, Oklahoma. He was a U.S. army soldier during the Vietnam War. He was a Staff Sergeant which is the highest rank of the sergeant first class. Before entering the army, he was a national guard at the Oklahoma army. He then entered the army in 1959 after making a request to join. He volunteered twice to be dropped off at Vietnam to fight. This is one of the many ways he displayed the characteristics of the Medal of Honor. He displayed courage, citizenship, sacrifice, integrity, patriotism, and commitment just by joining the army to protect others.
Now it is time to talk about his exciting Medal of Honor story. It was 1969, and
Now it is time to talk about his exciting Medal of Honor story. It was 1969, and