{"id":28878,"date":"2023-09-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-25T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=28878"},"modified":"2023-09-26T06:42:33","modified_gmt":"2023-09-26T06:42:33","slug":"big-red-one-soldiers-support-parade-for-medal-of-honor-recipient","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=28878","title":{"rendered":"Big Red One Soldiers support parade for Medal of Honor recipient"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n U.S. Army Capt. Larry Taylor, Medal of Honor recipient and former 1st Infantry Division Soldier, salutes during the Patriot Day and Welcome Home parade held in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Sept. 11, 2023. The parade was held to pay homage to Taylor.
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\n U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael Principe, a member of the 1st Infantry Division Band, plays his instrument as he marches in the Patriot Day and Welcome Home parade held in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Sept. 11, 2023. The 1st Inf. Div. Band took part of the parade to pay homage to Medal of Honor recipient Capt. Larry Taylor.
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\n A veteran watching the 1st Infantry Division’s Commanding General’s Mounted Color Guard carrying the colors in the parade to pay homage to Medal of Honor recipient Capt. Larry Taylor. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Steven Johnson)
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FORT RILEY, Kan. \u2014 Soldiers of the 1st Infantry Division participated in a Patriot Day and Welcome Home Parade in Chattanooga, Tennessee, on Sep. 11, 2023.<\/p>\n

The event was held in honor of Capt. Larry L. Taylor<\/a>, a veteran of the 1st Infantry Division, who was recently awarded the Medal of Honor<\/a> for his actions during the Vietnam War.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn behalf of the commanding general of the 1st Infantry Division, Maj. Gen. John V. Meyer, I just want to express to everyone here how proud we are,\u201d said Brig. Gen. Niave F. Knell, the 1st Infantry Division deputy commanding general for support, who attended the event. \u201cWe are incredibly proud of him. We are proud that he wore the Big Red One patch during Vietnam.\u201d<\/p>\n

Soldiers of the Commanding General\u2019s Mounted Color Guard, the 1st Infantry Division Band, and 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, marched alongside Taylor as he was celebrated down Market Street in his hometown.<\/p>\n

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\n U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Niave Knell, the 1st Infantry Division deputy commanding general of support, gives remarks during the Patriot Day and Welcome Home parade held in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Sept. 11, 2023. Knell attended the parade to pay homage to Medal of Honor recipient Capt. Larry Taylor.
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\n The 1st Infantry Division\u2019s Commanding General\u2019s Mounted Color Guard carries the colors in the Patriot Day and Welcome Home parade held in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Sept. 11, 2023. The CGMCG was part of the parade to pay homage to Medal of Honor recipient Capt. Larry Taylor.
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\u201cIt is an honor to be out here honoring him and to continue his legacy in the 1-4 Cav,\u201d said Sgt. Jacob K. Newberry, a cavalry scout assigned to 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division. \u201cI hope that we are able to make him proud and continue on his legacy.<\/p>\n

“This is my hometown, this is where I’m from, and to know someone from my hometown who is a Medal of Honor recipient, and to be here and see him in person is absolutely amazing. It\u2019s an honor to be here and I am proud to be a 1-4 Cav Soldier and be a part of Capt. Taylor\u2019s legacy.\u201d<\/p>\n

On June 18, 1968, while serving as a first lieutenant and AH-1G Cobra helicopter gunship pilot with Troop D (Air), 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalary Regiment., near Ap Go Cong in the Binh Du\u2019o\u2019ng Province of the Republic of Vietnam, Taylor received a call for help.<\/p>\n

A four-man long-range reconnaissance patrol team operating in the area north of Saigon had become surrounded and was under threat of being overrun by a large group of enemy combatants.<\/p>\n

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\n U.S. Army Capt. Larry Taylor, Medal of Honor recipient and former 1st Infantry Division Soldier, attends a press conference following the Patriot Day and Welcome Home parade held in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Sept. 11, 2023. The parade was held to pay homage to Taylor.
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\n The 1st Infantry Division\u2019s Commanding General\u2019s Mounted Color Guard carries the colors past the Patriot Day and Welcome Home parade reviewing stand in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Sept. 11, 2023. The CGMCG participated in the parade to pay homage to Medal of Honor recipient Capt. Larry Taylor.
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In the midst of the chaos of battle, Taylor found the courage to support the recon team. After the team made their position known using flairs, Taylor and his wingman engaged opposing units in a series of low-altitude strafing runs.<\/p>\n

Unwilling to let the Soldiers perish, Taylor decided to land his helicopter under fire so that the four-man recon team could climb aboard the rocket-pods and skids, a feat that had never before been attempted.<\/p>\n

\u201cBefore we picked them up my co-pilot spun around and looked at me and said, \u2018Well how are we gonna pick them up?\u2019 and I said, \u2018Just land and they’ll be on this ship like another coat of paint,\u201d remembered Taylor, whose actions saved all four members of the reconnaissance team. \u201cWhen we picked them up my co-pilot said, \u2018What are you gonna do with them?\u2019 And I said, \u2018Well hell I don\u2019t know I’ll fly them around and they’ll jump off when they’re happy.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Dave Hill, the last surviving member of the four-man recon team also attended the event.<\/p>\n

\u201cWho would have bet that any of us would have even seen the sun come up on the morning of 19 June 1968, let alone the dawns of another 54 years,\u201d said Hill. \u201cWords are inadequate to describe your actions, nor my humble gratitude, for the many years of friendship given you and me since then, so I will just say, thank you, sir.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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