Richard E. Cavazos to receive Medal of Honor [Video]

FORT CAVAZOS, Texas — Fort Cavazos namesake, Gen. Richard E. Cavazos, is one of seven former U.S. Army soldiers who will be receiving the Medal of Honor from President Joe Biden.

Biden announced the news Friday for seven soldiers who “served their country above and beyond the call of duty.” In Cavazos’ case, it was during the Korean War where he served as a first lieutenant.

In the press release, it is explained that Cavazos will receive the Medal of Honor posthumously for acts of “gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty” while serving as the Company Commander, Company E, 2d Battalion, 65th Infantry Regiment, 3d Infantry Division, on June 14 and 15, 1953, in the vicinity of Sagimak, Korea.

“On the night of June 14, 1953, Lieutenant Cavazos led his men in a raid on the entrenched enemy, upon whom …