Sturkey's book, "The Ballad of Roy Benavidez: The Life and Times of America's Most Famous Hispanic War Hero," published ... During the ambush, three helicopters attempted to reach the cut-off ...

During the Vietnam War, Benavidez volunteered ... eight Americans. Roy Benavidez’ children hold his Medal of Honor at the Reagan Library in Simi Valley on Friday, Jan. 3, 2025 during the ...

To his children, Master Sgt. Roy P. Benavidez was a teddy bear. He was a softhearted protector who believed in faith, family and hurdling obstacles. To the world, he was an Army Green Beret legend who ...

Roy P. Benavidez was a teddy bear ... Army Green Beret legend who was shot and wounded 37 times in a 1968 Vietnam War battle where he saved the lives of at least eight soldiers.