Donald P Slot received the Medal of Honor posthumously on this day in Vietnam, when he smothered an enemy booby trap to his body to save the lives of his fellow soldiers.

A machine-gunner with the American Division, Sloat was part of a patrol, on elf whose members triggered a booby-trap grenade. Sloat grabbed the explosive and covered it with his body. Sloat’s Distinguished Service Cross was upgraded to the Medal of Honor in 2014, and presented to Sloat’s brother, Bill. 

Please honor and remember Donald Sloat!