Louis Rocco Medal of Honor

Louis Rocco Medal of Honor, honor and remember!

Rocco served two tours in Vietnam as a medic. On his second tour, he saved two helicopter pilots from a burning helicopter, despite having a broken wrist and hip from the crash.

Rocco received the Medal in 1975 in a ceremony with President Gerald Ford, himself a World War II surface warfare officer veteran.

1974, December 12 – East Room – The White House – Washington, DC – Gerald R. Ford, Warrant Officer Louis Rocco, Staff Sergeant Jon Cavaiani – standing, posing – Medal of Honor Presentation Ceremony