Biden awards Medal of Honor to Black Vietnam War hero after paperwork 'lost' twice
""Davis’ commanding officer recommended him for the military’s top honor, but the paperwork disappeared — something Biden mentioned Friday. The president said the men who were with Davis during the combat operation in Vietnam immediately nominated him for the Medal of Honor, but "some the paperwork was never processed — not just once, but twice."
Davis eventually received a Silver Star Medal, the third-highest combat medal, as an interim honor, but members of Davis’ team have argued that his skin color was a factor in the disappearance of his Medal of Honor recommendation. Ron Deis, a junior member of the team in Bong Son, told the AP in an interview that he thought "someone purposely lost the paperwork.”"
