JOHN F. BAKER, JR., U.S. ARMY
A machine-gun and mortar fire broke out from the three thousand hiding Viet Cong soldiers. When the lead man in his column went down, Baker charged two of the bunkers with another soldier. The man with him was shot. Baker killed four enemy snipers and dragged his mortally wounded comrade to safety. He was knocked down by a grenade explosion, nut got back up and with one of his men assaulted another bunker. He attacked a fourth bunker, killing several more. As he was trying to evacuate the fallen soldier, they came under fire from more snipers. Baker shot four of them. Finally out of ammunition, he dragged two more GIs off the battlefield killing in the end ten Viet Cong, destroying six machine-gun bunkers, and saving eight of his comrades.

HARVEY C. BARNUM, JR., U.S. MARINE CORPS
When the company was pinned down by a hail of extremely accurate fire, Lt. Barnum quickly made a hazardous reconnaissance of the area seeking targets for his artillery. Finding the company commander mortally wounded and the radio operator killed, he, with complete disregard for his own safety, gave aid to the dying commander, then removed the radio from the dead operator and strapped it to himself. He assumed command of the rifle company and led the attack on enemy positions. His gallant example as he stood exposed repeatedly to point out targets served as an inspiration to all. He moved fearlessly through enemy fire to control the air attack while leading successful counterattacks on the firmly entrenched enemy.

ROBERT J. MODRZEJEWSKI, U.S. MARINE CORPS
Commanding an infantry company, he fought an overwhelming North Vietnamese Army Force for 4 days and 3 nights at close quarters. Despite being wounded, numerous casualties, lack of ammunition and surrounded by a regiment size force of approximately 1,000, he called in air artillery strikes at close range, reorganized his men and directed their efforts in overcoming a number of Vietnamese enemy onslaughts and repulsing a series of formative attacks.

RONALD E. RAY, U.S. ARMY
Coming to the aid of a surrounded patrol under heavy attack, he broke through the hostile lines, silenced three enemy positions, and shielded two of his men from a grenade blast, suffering wounds to his feet and legs. He then received additional wounds from a machine gun. Nevertheless, he silenced the gun position, and led his men from their surrounded position, preventing their annihilation.

JAMES A. TAYLOR, U.S. ARMY
During an attack on a fortified enemy position, he rescued wounded soldiers from three vehicles raked with fire and in danger of exploding. Wounded by a bursting mortar round while returning to his own vehicle, he came under attack and killed a three-man machine-gun crew not 50 yards away.

JAY R. VARGAS, U.S. MARINE CORPS
In the spring of 1968, while serving in the Republic of Vietnam, Vargas' unit engaged in fierce combat with the enemy at the village of Dai Do. During the battle, he was able to free one of his platoons, pinned down by heavy fire, by personally destroying three enemy machine gun positions. Vargas was then able to carry to safety his seriously wounded battalion commander and save 7 other Marines. His actions left 15 of the enemy dead and caused him to sustain wounds at three different times.