12 Green Berets vs 900 Viet Cong: The Battle That Earned America's First Medal of Honor in Vietnam

July 6th, 1964. Twelve Green Berets and roughly 360 South Vietnamese and Montagnard fighters held a camp that was already scheduled to be shut down. Nine hundred Viet Cong and North Vietnamese soldiers attacked it anyway — and ran straight into a mine almost nobody had used in real combat yet. This is the story of Camp Nam Dong and Captain Roger Donlon, who fought through four separate wounds that night and became the first American to receive the Medal of Honor in the Vietnam War. It's the story of a camp nobody expected to hold, defended by men whose names most Americans have never heard. Was trusting locally recruited fighters — dozens of whom defected mid-battle — a fatal flaw, or did Nam Dong prove the opposite? Tell us what you think in the comments. Vietnam War Memoirs — researched, respectful stories the history books left out. This video is a historical documentary account intended for educational purposes. All events are based on researched and verifiable historical records, presented with respect for those who served. #VietnamWar #BattleOfNamDong #GreenBerets #MedalOfHonor #SpecialForces #MilitaryHistory #RogerDonlon #VietnamVeterans #ClaymoreMine #usarmy