iv -- specialist iv leonard l. alvarado. specialist iv leonard l. of gallantry above and beyond the call of duty while serving as a rifleman with company delta, second battalion, 12th cavalry, first cavalry division during combat operations against an armed enemy in the republic of vietnam on august 12, 1969. on that day as specialist iv alvarado and a small reaction force moved enroute to a beleaguered, friendly platoon. alvarado detected enemy movement and opened fire. despite his quick reaction, potentialist iv alvarado and his comrades were soon pinned down by the hostile force that blocked the path to the trapped platoon. specialist alvarado quickly moved forward through the hostile fire in order to engage enemy troops. suddenly, an enemy exploded nearby wounding and momentarily stunning him. he killed the grenadier just as another enemy barrage wound him again. specialist iv alvarado crawled forward to pull several comrades within the hastily-formed perimeter. realizing his element needed to break away from the hostile force, special u.s. iv a

. >> lenora accepting on behalf of her father, leonard l. alvarado. specialist 4 leonard l. the call of duty while serving as a rifle men with company d second battle general, first calvary division air mobile during combat operations against an armed enemy on august 12, 1969. on that day, specialist al have a dalvarado detected enemy movement and opened fire. despite his quick reaction, he and his comrades were pinned down by the special force that blocked the path to the trapped platoon. specialist 4 alvarado moved forward through the machine gunfire in order to engage the troops. a grenade exploded nearby wounding him. retaliating immediately, an enemy barrage wounded him again. specialist 4 alvarado crawled forward to pull several comrades back within the perimeter realizing his element needed to break away from the hostile force, he began moving forward alone. though repeatedly thrown to the ground, he continued to advance and firing, and including one enemy machine gun position. from his dangerous forward position, he laid suppressive fire and after the enemy troops br

l. pecialist 4, leonard alvarado. >> specialist 4 leonard alva radioedo distinguished himself above and beyond the call of duty while serving as a rifle man with company d, second against , 12th cavalry an armed enemy in vietnam on august 12, 1969. on that day, specialist four alvarado moved through dens jungle to a friendly platoon. he detected enemy movement and opened fire. despite his quick reaction, he and his comrades were pinned down by the hostile force that blocked the path through the trapped platoon. he moved forward through the hostile machine gun fire in order to engage the enemy troops. suddenly, a grenade exploded nearby stunning him. retaliating immediately, he killed the enemy just as another enemy barage wounded him. he crawled forward to pull several comrades back. realizing his element needed to break away from the hostile force, he began maneuvering forward alone. thrown to the ground repeatedly, he kept advancing and firing, silencing several, including one enemy machine gun position. from his position he laid suppressive fire on the hostile forces and after the en

l. pecialist 4, leonard alvarado. >> specialist 4 leonard alva radioedo distinguished himself above and beyond the call of duty while serving as a rifle man with company d, second against , 12th cavalry an armed enemy in vietnam on on that day, our auto and a small reaction force move through dense jungle en route to a beleaguered the tune. -- a beleaguered platoon. quick reaction, he and his comrades were pinned down by the hostile force that blocked the path through the trapped platoon. he moved forward through the hostile machine gun fire in order to engage the enemy troops. suddenly, a grenade exploded nearby stunning him. retaliating immediately, he killed the enemy just as another enemy barage wounded him. he crawled forward to pull several comrades back. realizing his element needed to break away from the hostile force, he began maneuvering forward alone. thrown to the ground repeatedly, he kept advancing and firing, silencing several, including one enemy machine gun position. from his position he laid suppressive fire on the hostile forces and after the enemy troops had broken c