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|branch= U.S. Air Force (1953–1955) U.S. Army (1958–1988) |serviceyears= 1953–1955 (U.S. Air Force) 1958–1988 (U.S. Army) |rank= 25px Colonel |unit= 7th Special Forces Group |commands= |battles=Vietnam War *Battle of Nam Dong |awards= Medal of Honor Purple Heart }} Roger Hugh Charles Donlon (born January 30, 1934) is a former United States Army officer. He is the first person to receive the Medal of Honor in the Vietnam War, as well as the first member of the U.S. Army Special Forces so honored. ==Early life and education== Donlon was born in Saugerties, New York, the eighth child of ten. He attended the New York State College of Forestry at Syracuse University for a year. He joined the United States Air Force in 1953 and was admitted to West Point in 1955, but resigned for personal reasons. He re-enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1958, went to Officer Candidate School, and served as a General's aide. In August 1963 he joined the Special Forces. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Nebraska at Omaha in 1967.〔http://unoalumni.org/document.doc?id=180〕 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「Roger Donlon」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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