MEDAL OF HONOR: Fighting Back Against A Vietnamese Ambush | Robert Ingram

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Thanks to MDhearing for sponsoring this video! To get a pair of hearing aids for just $297, including a free charger, head to https://ShopMDHearing.com and use code AVC. ---------------------------------------------------------------- In 1963, Robert Ingram enlisted in the Navy to learn aviation electronics. But after he came down with pneumonia and was sent to the dispensary, he witnessed a meningitis outbreak and was touched by the selfless dedication of the corpsmen. He decided to attend Hospital Corps school. Upon graduating, he was assigned to the 7th Marines. He volunteered for C Company, known as “Suicide Charley,” because it was always in the middle of things. His unit was ordered to Vietnam in the summer of 1965. On March 28, 1966, when Ingram and another Marine followed two North Vietnamese soldiers down a slope toward a rice paddy. They shot and killed the men, only to be fired upon by more than one hundred automatic weapons. They had run into a large force of the enemy readying an ambush. During the intense battle Ingram tried to render aid to wounded Marines while also returning fire at the enemy. He would be wounded multiple times rendering him temporarily dear and blind, before leaving the battlefield. 32 years after his heroic actions Robert Ingram would receive the Medal of Honor from President Bill Clinton for his actions on March 28, 1966. Interview recorded on May 25, 2025 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Support the American Veterans Center's mission to preserve the legacy and history of our heroes by making a tax-deductible donation today: https://americanveteranscenter.org/donation-form/ Learn more about the American Veterans Center: http://www.americanveteranscenter.org/ Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/americanveteranscenter/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AVCupdate Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/americanveteranscenter/ Subscribe to the Veterans Chronicles podcast: https://link.chtbl.com/americanveteranscenter?sid=youtubedescription ---------------------------------------------------------------- Video Credits: Interviewer - Greg Corombos Director of Photography - Jon Hambacker Editor - Daniel Taksas