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Ronald Rosser received the Medal of Honor for actions during the Korean War. He is the last of the Medal of Honor recipients who served as a body bearer during the burial of the WWII and Korean War unknowns at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. He presented the flag that draped the Korean War Unknown to Vice President Nixon. That flag is on display at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. This is an excerpt from an oral history conducted during events at Arlington National Cemetery on March 25, 2015, National Medal of Honor Day. Full interview available here: http://youtu.be/9hXvnWKW9yg
Ronald Rosser received the Medal of Honor for actions during the Korean War while part of the 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. The Medal of Honor was first authorized in 1861 for Sailors and Marines, and the following year for soldiers as well. Since then, only 3,493 Medals of Honor have been awarded to members of all services. The first award of the Medal of Honor was made March 25, 1863 to Private Jacob Parrott.
Arlington National Cemetery Historian, Tim Frank, conducted this oral history.
www.arlingtoncemetery.mil
| Date Taken: | 04.01.2015 |
| Date Posted: | 04.01.2015 09:23 |
| Category: | Interviews |
| Video ID: | 397011 |
| VIRIN: | 150401-A-ZZ999-001 |
| Filename: | DOD_102338295 |
| Length: | 00:02:58 |
| Location: | VIRGINIA, US |
| Downloads: | 6 |
| High-Res. Downloads: | 6 |
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