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Medal of Honor recipient Sammy L. Davis earns Indiana's highest award

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A harmonica. A battlefield. A Medal of Honor. Based on the letters Sammy L. Davis was sending home while serving in Vietnam, his mother thought he was bored and sent him a harmonica. Sammy was actually the farthest thing from bored, and he went on to receive the Medal of Honor for his courageous actions to rescue his fellow soldiers. Read his captivating story and many others in the Since You Asked® 20th Anniversary eBook—a celebration of 20 years of veterans sharing their voices and experiences

Medal of Honor Recipient from the Vietnam War, Sammy L Davis, plays Shenandoah on the harmonica for his Brothers & Sisters on The Wall and the crowd in Lawrence, Indiana. 🇺🇲 Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Indiana Vietnam Veterans Vietnam Experience | Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans

The story of Sammy Davis inspired the war scenes in 'Forrest Gump'