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Miguel Keith — Victoria Cross

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Service Profile

Branch: U.S. Marine Corps
Rank: Lance Corporal
Service Era: Vietnam War
Medals Recorded: 10

Miguel Keith

Lance Corporal, U.S. Marine Corps

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Vietnam War

Awards & Decorations

Medal of Honor
Purple Heart
3 awards · 2 Gold Service Stars
Combat Action Ribbon
National Defense Service Medal
Vietnam Service Medal
2 Bronze Stars
Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation
Republic of Vietnam Civil Actions Unit Citation

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Biography

A life of military service shaped by courage and sacrifice..

Miguel Keith was a United States Marine who posthumously received the United States's highest military decoration, the Medal of Honor, for heroism in Vietnam in May 1970. Despite being severely wounded, he advanced on enemy attackers, allowing his platoon to rout the attack of a numerically superior enemy force.

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