WELCOME!
TO THE
199th LIGHT INFANTRY
BRIGADE NATIONAL
HALL OF HONOR's
CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL
OF HONOR WINNERS,
AND OTHER
OUTSTANDING FIGURES.
PAGE.
OUTSTANDING FIGURES OF THE
199th
199TH LIGHT INFANTRY
BRIGADE'S
CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR
WINNERS AND THEIR
CITATIONS.
Medal of
Honor
MICHAEL FLEMING
FOLLAND *
Rank and organization: Corporal, U.S. Army, Company
D, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry, 199th Infantry Brigade
Place and date: Long Khanh, Providence, Republic of
Vietnam, 3 July 1969
Entered service at: Richmond, Virginia
Born: 15 April 1949, Richmond, Virginia
Citation:
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action
at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. Cpl. Folland
distinguished himself while serving as an ammunition bearer with the weapons
platoon of Company D, during a reconnaissance patrol mission. As the patrol was
moving through a dense jungle area, it was caught in an intense crossfire from
heavily fortified and concealed enemy ambush positions. As the patrol reacted to
neutralize the ambush, it became evident that the heavy weapons could not be
used in the cramped fighting area. Cpl. Folland dropped his recoilless rifle
ammunition, and ran forward to join his commander in an assault on the enemy
bunkers. The assaulting force moved forward until it was pinned down directly in
front of the heavily fortified bunkers by machine gun fire. Cpl. Folland stood
up to draw enemy fire on himself and to place suppressive fire on the enemy
positions while his commander attempted to destroy the machine gun positions
with grenades. Before the officer could throw a grenade, an enemy grenade landed
in the position. Cpl. Folland alerted his comrades and his commander hurled the
grenade from the position. When a second enemy grenade landed in the position,
Cpl. Folland again shouted a warning to his fellow soldiers. Seeing that no one
could reach the grenade and realizing that it was about to explode, Cpl.
Folland, with complete disregard for his safety, threw himself on the grenade.
By his dauntless courage, Cpl. Folland saved the lives of his comrades although
he was mortally wounded by the explosion. Cpl. Folland's extraordinary heroism,
at the cost of his life, was in keeping with the highest traditions of the
military service and reflects great credit upon himself, his unit, and the U.S.
Army.
Last Name: FOLLAND
First Name: MICHAEL
Middle Name: FLEMING
Home of Record (official): RICHMOND
State (official): VA
Date of Birth: Friday, April 15, 1949
Sex: Male
Race: Caucasian
Marital Status: Single
---
Military ---
Branch: Army
Rank: CPL
Serial Number: 230649853
Component: Regular
Posthumous promotion as indicated
Pay grade: E3
MOS (Military Occupational Specialty code):
11C10
--- Action
---
Start of Tour: Sunday, April 6, 1969
Date of Casualty: Thursday, July 3, 1969
Age at time of loss: 20
Casualty type: (A1) Hostile, died
Reason: Multiple fragmentation wounds (Ground
casualty)
Country: South VietNam
Province: Long Khanh
The Wall: Panel 21W - Row 051
*Posthumous
MEDAL OF HONOR
(CHAPLAIN) CAPT ANGELO
LITEKY
CMOH
A CO 4th BN 12th
INF
199th LIGHT INFANTRY BRIGADE
VIETNAM
ANGELO J.
LITEKY
Rank and organization: Chaplain (Capt.), U.S. Army,
Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 199th Infantry Brigade
Place and date: Near Phuoc-Lac, Bien Hoa Province,
Republic of Vietnam, 6 December 1967
Entered service at: Fort Hamilton, New York
Born: 14 February 1931, Washington, D.C
Citation:
Chaplain Liteky distinguished himself by exceptional
heroism while serving with Company A, 4th Battalion, 12th Infantry, 199th Light
Infantry Brigade. He was participating in a search and destroy operation when
Company A came under intense fire from a battalion size enemy force. Momentarily
stunned from the immediate encounter that ensued, the men hugged the ground for
cover. Observing 2 wounded men, Chaplain Liteky moved to within 15 meters of an
enemy machine gun position to reach them, placing himself between the enemy and
the wounded men. When there was a brief respite in the fighting, he managed to
drag them to the relative safety of the landing zone. Inspired by his courageous
actions, the company rallied and began placing a heavy volume of fire upon the
enemy's positions. In a magnificent display of courage and leadership, Chaplain
Liteky began moving upright through the enemy fire, administering last rites to
the dying and evacuating the wounded. Noticing another trapped and seriously
wounded man, Chaplain Liteky crawled to his aid. Realizing that the wounded man
was too heavy to carry, he rolled on his back, placed the man on his chest and
through sheer determination and fortitude crawled back to the landing zone using
his elbows and heels to push himself along. Pausing for breath momentarily, he
returned to the action and came upon a man entangled in the dense, thorny
underbrush. Once more intense enemy fire was directed at him, but Chaplain
Liteky stood his ground and calmly broke the vines and carried the man to the
landing zone for evacuation. On several occasions when the landing zone was
under small arms and rocket fire, Chaplain Liteky stood up in the face of
hostile fire and personally directed the medivac helicopters into and out of the
area. With the wounded safely evacuated, Chaplain Liteky returned to the
perimeter, constantly encouraging and inspiring the men. Upon the unit's relief
on the morning of 7 December 1967, it was discovered that despite painful wounds
in the neck and foot, Chaplain Liteky had personally carried over 20 men to the
landing zone for evacuation during the savage fighting. Through his indomitable
inspiration and heroic actions, Chaplain Liteky saved the lives of a number of
his comrades and enabled the company to repulse the enemy. Chaplain Liteky's
actions reflect great credit upon himself and were in keeping with the highest
traditions of the U.S. Army
PHOTOS OF ANGELO
LITEKY
RECIEVING
ORDERS
PLATOON PRAYER SESSION BEFORE GOING ON
A COMPANY OPERATION, CHAPLIN ANGELO
LIETKY
SAYS THE PRAYERS.
Capt.
ANGELO J. LITEKY
Then comes the breaking of bread,
that preceeds the taking of "Holy Communion" then you go out on your
Company Operation!
THE ONLY ONE IN AMERICAN HISTORY TO
HAVE
A C.M.O.H. REVOKED WHEN
...
ANGELO LITEKY ON JULY 21st 1986 THREW
HIS
C.M.O.H. OVER THE FENCE ON TO THE WHITE HOUSE
LAWN IN PROTEST OF THE WAR IN CENTRAL
AMERICA!
Medal of
Honor
KENNETH LEE OLSON
*
Rank and organization: Specialist Fourth Class, U.S.
Army, Company A, 5th Battalion, 12th Infantry, 199th Infantry Brigade (Separate)
(Light)
Place and date: Republic of Vietnam, 13 May 1968
Entered service at: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Born: 26 May 1945, Willmar, Minnesota
Citation:
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action
at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. Sp4c. Olson
distinguished himself at the cost of his life while serving as a team leader
with Company A. Sp4c. Olson was participating in a mission to reinforce a
reconnaissance platoon which was heavily engaged with a well-entrenched Viet
Cong force. When his platoon moved into the area of contact and had overrun the
first line of enemy bunkers, Sp4c. Olson and a fellow soldier moved forward of
the platoon to investigate another suspected line of bunkers. As the 2 men
advanced they were pinned down by intense automatic weapons fire from an enemy
position 10 meters to their front. With complete disregard for his safety, Sp4c.
Olson exposed himself and hurled a hand grenade into the Viet Cong position.
Failing to silence the hostile fire, he again exposed himself to the intense
fire in preparation to assault the enemy position. As he prepared to hurl the
grenade, he was wounded, causing him to drop the activated device within his own
position. Realizing that it would explode immediately, Sp4c. Olson threw himself
upon the grenade and pulled it in to his body to take the full force of the
explosion. By this unselfish action Sp4c. Olson sacrificed his own life to save
the lives of his fellow comrades-in-arms. His extraordinary heroism inspired his
fellow soldiers to renew their efforts and totally defeat the enemy force. Sp4c.
Olson's profound courage and intrepidity were in keeping with the highest
traditions of the military service and reflect great credit upon himself, his
unit, and the U.S. Army.
Last Name: OLSON
First Name: KENNETH
Middle Name: LEE
Home of Record (official): PAYNESVILLE
State (official): MN
Date of Birth: Saturday, May 26, 1945
Sex: Male
Race: Caucasian
Marital Status: Single
---
Military ---
Branch: Army
Rank: SP4
Serial Number: 16978048
Component: Regular
Pay grade: E4
MOS (Military Occupational Specialty code):
11B20
--- Action
---
Start of Tour: Monday, April 1, 1968
Date of Casualty: Monday, May 13, 1968
Age at time of loss: 22
Casualty type: (A1) Hostile, died
Reason: Multiple fragmentation wounds (Ground
casualty)
Country: South VietNam
Province: Long An
The Wall: Panel 59E - Row 02
* Posthumous
Sgt. RICHARD A.
PENRY
Medal of
Honor
RICHARD A. PENRY
Rank and organization: Sergeant, U.S. Army, Company
C, 4th Battalion, 12th Infantry, 199th Infantry Brigade
Place and date: Binh Tuy Province, Republic of
Vietnam, 31 January 1970
Entered service at: Oakland, California
Born: 18 November 1948, Petaluma, California
Citation:
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action
at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. Sgt. Penry, Company
C, distinguished himself while serving as a rifleman during a night ambush
mission. As the platoon was preparing the ambush position, it suddenly came
under an intense enemy attack from mortar, rocket, and automatic weapons fire
which seriously wounded the company commander and most of the platoon members,
leaving small isolated groups of wounded men throughout the area. Sgt. Penry,
seeing the extreme seriousness of the situation, worked his way through the
deadly enemy fire to the company command post where he administered first aid to
the wounded company commander and other personnel. He then moved the command
post to a position which provided greater protection and visual communication
and control of other platoon elements. Realizing the company radio was damaged
and recognizing the urgent necessity to reestablish communications with the
battalion headquarters, he ran outside the defensive perimeter through a
fusillade of hostile fire to retrieve a radio. Finding it inoperable, Sgt. Penry
returned through heavy fire to retrieve 2 more radios. Turning his attention to
the defense of the area, he crawled to the edge of the perimeter, retrieved
needed ammunition and weapons and resupplied the wounded men. During a
determined assault by over 30 enemy soldiers, Sgt. Penry occupied the most
vulnerable forward position placing heavy, accurate fire on the attacking enemy
and exposing himself several times to throw hand grenades into the advancing
enemy troops. He succeeded virtually singlehandedly in stopping the attack.
Learning that none of the radios were operable, Sgt. Penry again crawled outside
the defensive perimeter, retrieved a fourth radio and established communications
with higher headquarters. Sgt. Penry then continued to administer first aid to
the wounded and repositioned them to better repel further enemy attacks. Despite
continuous and deadly sniper fire, he again left the defensive perimeter, moved
to within a few feet of enemy positions, located 5 isolated wounded soldiers,
and led them to safety. When evacuation helicopters approached, Sgt. Penry
voluntarily left the perimeter, set up a guiding beacon, established the
priorities for evacuation and successively carried 18 wounded men to the
extraction site. After all wounded personnel had been evacuated, Sgt. Penry
joined another platoon and assisted in the pursuit of the enemy. Sgt. Penry's
extraordinary heroism at the risk of his own life are in keeping with the
highest traditions of the military service and reflect great credit on him, his
unit, and the U.S. Army.
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