Vietnam War veterans who fought alongside Medal of Honor recipient Capt. Larry Taylor visit Army Museum [Image 2 of 25]

FORT BELVOIR, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES

09.06.2023

Photo by Bernardo Fuller 

Army Multimedia and Visual Information Division

"Cobra Extraction" painting by Darren Hostetter, which illustrates how Medal of Honor recipient former U.S. Army Capt. Larry L. Taylor rescued a four-man long-range reconnaissance patrol (LRRP) team during the Vietnam War, exhibited at the National Museum of the U.S. Army on Fort Belvoir, Va., Sept. 6, 2023. Taylor, flying an AH-1G Cobra helicopter gunship, landed under heavy enemy fire and extracted the LRRP team, flying them to safety while the team sat on the rocket-pods and skids of the gunship. Taylor's name is permanently engraved in granite along the museum's south wall of the Medal of Honor Garden to identify and honor him as one of the recipients of the nation's highest award for valor. Taylor was awarded the Medal of Honor on Sept. 5, 2023, at the White House for his acts of gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty while serving as then-1st Lt. Taylor, a team leader assigned to Troop D (Air), 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry, 1st Infantry Division, near the hamlet of Ap Go Cong, Republic of Vietnam, June 18, 1968. (U.S. Army photo by Bernardo Fuller)

• Date Taken: 09.06.2023
• Date Posted: 09.15.2023 02:39
• Photo ID: 8023686
• VIRIN: 230906-A-AJ780-2001
• Resolution: 4798x3556
• Size: 14.05 MB
• Location: FORT BELVOIR, VIRGINIA, US
• Hometown: CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE, US