Gregory Allen Russell, KIA Vietnam
"Bravery is the capacity to perform properly even when scared half to death." - Omar Bradley, U.S. Army General, WWII This young man, at age 20, earned the Distinguished Service Cross for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations involving conflict with an armed hostile force. Unfortunately, he never received it himself, as he was killed while earning it. Gregory Allen Russell was near the village of Da Phuoc on May 11, 1968. He was a radio operator in
