Sturkey's book, "The Ballad of Roy Benavidez: The Life and Times of America's Most Famous Hispanic War Hero," published in June by Basic Books, dives into the Medal of Honor recipient's life ...

War has a way of creating legends, but a few stories of heroism rival the greatest fiction. In the heart of the Vietnam War, wounded, outnumbered, and facing impossible odds, one man, Roy Benavidez, ...