Thinking about Franklin Miller today, an Army Special Forces Staff Sergeant, earned the Medal of Honor for his heroic leadership in fighting off an attack on his long range patrol in Laos. 

When one of his Montagnard soldiers set off a booby trap and alerted the nearby NVA, Miller moved the patrol to a safe area and then single-handedly attacked the enemy, driving them off twice. He then led the patrol to a landing zone, where they were attacked a third time. Despite being badly wounded, he fought off the renewed NVA assault almost single-handedly, driving them back again before a relief force arrived to help their extraction. 

Miller earned the Silver Star, two Bronze Stars and six Purple Hearts during his six years in Vietnam and adjacent areas, and he received the Medal of Honor on June 15, 1971 from President Nixon. Miller returned to the fight in Vietnam after the awards ceremony. 

Miller left the Army as a Sergeant Major in 1992 and worked for the VA before passing in 2000. He was survived by a son and a daughter, as well as his brother, Walter, who was also an Army Special Forces Sergeant Major. Honor and remember Franklin Miller.

When one of his Montagnard soldiers set off a booby trap and alerted the nearby NVA, Miller moved the patrol to a safe area and then single-handedly attacked the enemy, driving them off twice. He then led the patrol to a landing zone, where they were attacked a third time. Despite being badly wounded, he fought off the renewed NVA assault almost single-handedly, driving them back again before a relief force arrived to help their extraction. 

Miller earned the Silver Star, two Bronze Stars and six Purple Hearts during his six years in Vietnam and adjacent areas, and he received the Medal of Honor on June 15, 1971 from President Nixon. Miller returned to the fight in Vietnam after the awards ceremony. 

Miller left the Army as a Sergeant Major in 1992 and worked for the VA before passing in 2000. He was survived by a son and a daughter, as well as his brother, Walter, who was also an Army Special Forces Sergeant Major. Honor and remember Franklin Miller.