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Drew Dennis Dix (born December 14, 1944) is a decorated United States military veteran and retired major in the United States Army. He received the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Vietnam War; he was the first enlisted Special Forces soldier to receive the medal. == Biography == Dix was born in West Point, New York, and raised in Pueblo, Colorado. He enlisted in the Army at age 18 in 1962, hoping to join the Special Forces. Initially turned down because of his young age, he spent three years serving with the 82nd Airborne Division before being accepted into the Special Forces at the age of 21.〔 During this time he served in Operation Power Pack, the US military intervention in the Dominican Republic. By 1968 he had reached the rank of Staff Sergeant and was assigned as a military adviser to the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) in Chau Phu, South Vietnam, near the Cambodian border. On January 31, 1968, Viet Cong forces attacked Chau Phu in the first days of the Tet Offensive. Throughout that day and the next, Dix led groups of local fighters in rescuing endangered civilians and driving Viet Cong forces out of buildings in the city.〔 For these actions, Dix was awarded the Medal of Honor by President Lyndon B. Johnson during a ceremony at the White House on January 19, 1969.〔 He is one of four Medal of Honor recipients from Pueblo, Colorado, the others being William J. Crawford, Raymond G. Murphy, and Carl L. Sitter.〔 Dix later received a direct commission to First Lieutenant and retired as a Major after 20 years of service,〔 his last duty assignment was Executive Officer of the 4th Battalion 9th Infantry, 172nd Infantry Brigade (Separate), Fort Wainwright Alaska 1981-1982. After leaving the Army, he worked as a security consultant, ran an air service in Alaska, and served as Alaska's deputy commissioner for homeland security. In 2000 he wrote a memoir about the fight for Chau Phu entitled ''The Rescue of River City'' (ISBN 978-0970309600). Since receiving the medal, he has made numerous public speaking engagements. He currently lives in the interior region of Alaska.〔 In 2010, Drew Dix co-founded the Center for American Values in Pueblo, Colorado.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=About Us )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Drew Dennis Dix」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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