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![Photo: President Biden Awards Medal of Honor to Retired Colonel Paris Davis - WAP20230303343 - UPI.com Photo: President Biden Awards Medal of Honor to Retired Colonel Paris Davis - WAP20230303343 - UPI.com](https://cdnph.upi.com/pv/upi/03acc5c97522701d14201349a3b7b0bd/MEDAL-OF-HONOR-CEREMONY.jpg)
Photo: President Biden Awards Medal of Honor to Retired Colonel Paris Davis - WAP20230303343 - UPI.com
![Gallantry': Biden presents Medal of Honor to retired Army Col. Paris Davis for his heroics in Vietnam | Stars and Stripes Gallantry': Biden presents Medal of Honor to retired Army Col. Paris Davis for his heroics in Vietnam | Stars and Stripes](https://www.stripes.com/incoming/t2hs3i-030323mohwhitehousephoto02.jpg/alternates/LANDSCAPE_910/030323MOHWHITEHOUSEphoto02.jpg)
Gallantry': Biden presents Medal of Honor to retired Army Col. Paris Davis for his heroics in Vietnam | Stars and Stripes
![Medal of Honor: Special Forces soldier Paris Davis who 'never' quit receives medal nearly 60 years after grueling firefight | CNN Politics Medal of Honor: Special Forces soldier Paris Davis who 'never' quit receives medal nearly 60 years after grueling firefight | CNN Politics](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/230303120622-paris-davis-medal-of-honor-030323.jpg?c=original)
Medal of Honor: Special Forces soldier Paris Davis who 'never' quit receives medal nearly 60 years after grueling firefight | CNN Politics
![President Biden on X: "A midwestern foundry worker. An All-American athlete. One of our nation's first Black soldiers to earn a Green Beret. A war hero. A civil rights giant. Colonel Paris President Biden on X: "A midwestern foundry worker. An All-American athlete. One of our nation's first Black soldiers to earn a Green Beret. A war hero. A civil rights giant. Colonel Paris](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FqU0PevWcAEfI3l.jpg:large)
President Biden on X: "A midwestern foundry worker. An All-American athlete. One of our nation's first Black soldiers to earn a Green Beret. A war hero. A civil rights giant. Colonel Paris
![Paris Davis, Black Green Beret in Vietnam, awarded Medal of Honor at White House nearly 60 years after grueling firefight | wusa9.com Paris Davis, Black Green Beret in Vietnam, awarded Medal of Honor at White House nearly 60 years after grueling firefight | wusa9.com](https://media.wusa9.com/assets/WUSA/images/ca4e7ba3-a2bd-438e-a4a2-dd9378e3fe8a/ca4e7ba3-a2bd-438e-a4a2-dd9378e3fe8a_1920x1080.jpg)
Paris Davis, Black Green Beret in Vietnam, awarded Medal of Honor at White House nearly 60 years after grueling firefight | wusa9.com
![Delayed, Not Denied: Vietnam Veteran Col. Paris Davis Finally Receives Medal of Honor | Post News Group Delayed, Not Denied: Vietnam Veteran Col. Paris Davis Finally Receives Medal of Honor | Post News Group](https://www.postnewsgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/medal-of-homor-featured-web-1000x600.jpg)
Delayed, Not Denied: Vietnam Veteran Col. Paris Davis Finally Receives Medal of Honor | Post News Group
![Going Against Orders, Paris Davis Braved 19 Hours of Enemy Fire to Rescue His Wounded Comrades | War History Online Going Against Orders, Paris Davis Braved 19 Hours of Enemy Fire to Rescue His Wounded Comrades | War History Online](https://www.warhistoryonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/64/2022/11/vietnam-war-wounded-comrade-59397-741x493.jpg)
Going Against Orders, Paris Davis Braved 19 Hours of Enemy Fire to Rescue His Wounded Comrades | War History Online
![Epitome of an American hero': Black Vietnam War veteran receives Medal of Honor after nearly 60-year wait - ABC News Epitome of an American hero': Black Vietnam War veteran receives Medal of Honor after nearly 60-year wait - ABC News](https://i.abcnewsfe.com/a/ab7ad7e4-bffa-42ff-9a43-88039f96a90f/ron-deis-paris-davis-05-ht-jt-230301_1677715957561_hpEmbed_5x3.jpg)