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Donald Russell Long
Donald Russell Long (August 27, 1939 – June 30, 1966) was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of America's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the Vietnam War.
==Biography==
Donald Russell Long was born August 27, 1939, in the community of Blackfork, Ohio. Blackfork was an interracial community, that had Native Americans, Blacks, and Whites, living in harmony with each other, and was pivotal in the Underground Railroad. 〔http://www.irontontribune.com/2008/06/07/blackfork-subject-of-ous-project〕 Long was of mixed race (Native American, Black, White) descent and was a son of Herman Long and Mildred Keels. Many of his ancestors, along with the majority of Blackfork community members descendant from free people of color from Virginia and North Carolina, and many of them were Native Americans from tribes such as the Saponi. Long joined the Army in Ashland, Kentucky in 1963,〔(Service Profile )〕 and by June 30, 1966 was serving as a Sergeant in Troop C, 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. On that day, Long's unit came under heavy enemy attack during a reconnaissance patrol. During the battle, a hand grenade was thrown near Long and the crew of a disabled armored personnel carrier. He threw himself on the grenade, successfully protecting his fellow soldiers while sacrificing his own life.
Donald Long, aged 26 at his death, was buried in Union Baptist Church Cemetery, Blackfork, Ohio.
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