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date in Michigan History: January
16, 1968 |
| Sgt. Dwight Johnson of Detroit saves a
fellow soldier in severe fighting in Vietnam. |
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In the midst of an enemy attack, Johnson
jumped from his immobilized tank, killed 12 enemy soldiers and saved a
fellow soldier. As a result of his heroics Johnson was the first
Michiganian to be awarded the Medal of Honor during the Vietnam War.
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