Vietnam pilot who disregarded direct order gets Medal of Honor

2023-09-06 10:17

In 1968, Capt Larry Taylor tried something that had never been done before under intense enemy fire.

US President Joe Biden has awarded the nation's highest military medal to a Vietnam War helicopter pilot who disregarded a direct order and saved his comrades.

Retired Army Captain Larry Taylor, 81, received the Medal of Honor at the White House.

In 1968, he flew his Cobra attack chopper...