{"id":355116,"date":"2025-01-16T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-17T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=355116"},"modified":"2025-01-17T17:13:11","modified_gmt":"2025-01-17T17:13:11","slug":"soldier-risked-life-for-the-injured","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=355116","title":{"rendered":"Soldier risked life for the injured"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n Loretta Orig, center, sister of former Army Pvt. Bruno Orig, receives a framed photo of Orig and his Medal of Honor citation during the Hall of Heroes Induction Ceremony in Conmy Hall at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va., Jan. 4th, 2025. Orig \u2013 one of seven U.S. Soldiers from the Korean and Vietnam Wars to receive the Medal of Honor at the White House, Jan. 3, 2025 \u2013 was posthumously recognized and honored for his acts of gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty during enemy contact on Feb. 15, 1951, near Chipyong-ni, Korea, while serving in Company G, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. (U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Derek Hamilton)
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WASHINGTON \u2014 When his fellow Soldiers needed him to act, Bruno Orig, a 20-year-old private from Honolulu, did not hesitate.<\/p>\n

On Feb. 15, 1951, near Chipyong-ni, South Korea during the Korean War, Orig saw that enemy troops had severely wounded all but one Soldier from a machine-gun crew. Orig, a Filipino immigrant, rushed to the aid of his fellow Soldiers, moving them out of harm\u2019s way and rendering aid.<\/p>\n

Orig then took control of the machine gun, casting effective fire so accurately that it allowed a friendly platoon to escape the battle unharmed.<\/p>\n

Later, fellow Soldiers found Orig dead next to the weapon, with bullets and deceased enemies surrounding him.<\/p>\n

\u201cUncle Bruno came from a strong military background and family values that he grew up with,\u201d said Orig\u2019s nephew, Charles Allen. Allen said he didn\u2019t get the opportunity to know his uncle, but he learned the impact of the Soldier\u2019s actions through research.<\/p>\n

One of eight children, Orig came from a long line of military veterans. His father, stepfather and older brother all served in the U.S. armed forces. His younger brother followed in Orig\u2019s footsteps by joining the Army and later serving during the Vietnam War.<\/p>\n

Orig\u2019s younger sister, now 91-year-old Loretta, accepted the Medal of Honor from President Joe Biden during a White House ceremony, Jan. 3. According to his battle citation, Orig earned the honor for \u201cextraordinary heroism and selfless sacrifice.\u201d<\/p>\n

Loretta also attended her brother\u2019s induction into the Pentagon Hall of Heroes during a ceremony at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Jan. 4.<\/p>\n

Loretta said that she is grateful that the Army recognized her brother\u2019s efforts in the war.<\/p>\n

Shortly after graduating from Farrington High School in 1949, Orig enlisted into the U.S. Army as a light weapons infantryman.<\/p>\n

RELATED LINKS:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Medal of Honor: Private Bruno R. Orig<\/a><\/p>\n

Army News Service<\/a><\/p>\n

ARNEWS archives<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Loretta Orig, center, sister of former Army Pvt. Bruno Orig, receives a framed photo of Orig and his Medal of Honor citation during the Hall of Heroes Induction Ceremony in Conmy Hall at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va., Jan. 4th, 2025. Orig \u2013 one of seven U.S. Soldiers from the Korean and Vietnam Wars to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":355118,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-355116","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/355116","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=355116"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/355116\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":355119,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/355116\/revisions\/355119"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/355118"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=355116"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=355116"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=355116"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}