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Franklin Douglas "Doug" Miller (January 27, 1945–June 30, 2000) was a United States Army Green Beret who was awarded the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in 1970 during the Vietnam War. He was also awarded a Silver Star, two Bronze Stars and six Purple Hearts. A native of Elizabeth City, N.C., Miller eventually retired from the Army as a command sergeant major in 1992 before becoming a benefits counselor for the Veterans Administration. ==Biography== Miller joined the Army from Albuquerque, New Mexico in 1966, and in March of that year deployed with the 1st Cavalry Division to An Khe, Vietnam, in the Central Highlands.〔Miller p. 4〕 He undertook two years of airborne infantry reconnaissance work before he decided to join the special forces.〔Miller p. 67〕 Miller became a member of the elite and highly-secretive Military Assistance Command, Vietnam - Studies and Observations Group (MAC-V SOG). On January 5, 1970, Staff Sergeant Miller, who was administratively a member of the 5th Special Forces Group, was leading a joint American-Vietnamese long-range reconnaissance patrol operating deep within enemy-controlled territory in Kontum Province, Republic of Vietnam when his team was ambushed by a numerically-superior enemy force. He single-handedly held off an enemy assault, arranged for a helicopter extraction of his surviving comrades, and again fought off the enemy alone until relief arrived. For his actions during the battle, in which he was seriously wounded, he was awarded the Medal of Honor in July 1971. Miller retold the story of that day, along with other experiences from his career in the Special Forces, in his memoir, ''Reflections of a Warrior: Six Years as a Green Beret in Vietnam''. In 1992, Miller retired from the Army as a command sergeant major and joined the Veterans Administration where he worked as a benefits counselor. He died in 2000 at age 55 and was cremated, with his ashes scattered in New Mexico.〔 Miller was survived by a son, Joshua; a daughter, Danielle; and a brother, Walter, of Palmer, Alaska, who is also a retired command sergeant major of the Special Forces.〔 The Franklin D. Miller Trust was established to provide material support for his two children. Range 37, part of Fort Bragg in North Carolina, was rededicated in Miller's honor in 2002. 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「Franklin D. Miller」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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