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Army Colonel From Alexandria Awarded Medal Of Honor After Recommendation Was 'Lost' Twice Army Colonel From Alexandria Awarded Medal Of Honor After Recommendation Was 'Lost' Twice
Army Colonel From Alexandria Awarded Medal Of Honor After Recommendation Was 'Lost' Twice One of the first Black officers to lead a Special Forces team into combat has received the Medal of Honor from President Joe Biden, nearly 60 years after his heroic efforts in the Vietnam War.  Alexandria resident Col. Paris Davis finally received the prestigious honor after it was re-submitted for a third time, on Friday, March 3 after several attempts in submitting a recommendation. Col. Davis's recommendation was lost not once, but twice after submission. Davis was recommended for the honor after he heroically led the charge with the 5th Special Forces Group and went into hand-to-ha…

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