Lance Corporal Richard Pittman earned the Medal of Honor in Vietnam when he rushed to aid of an ambushed platoon, grabbing a machine gun and attacking the Viet Cong, exposing himself to fire, rescuing wounded Marines and beating back a forty man counter-attack.

Pittman had a twenty year career in the Marine Corps, retiring as a Master Sergeant in 1988. Sadly, he passed away in 2016. Honor and remember him!