Riley Leroy Pitts (1937-1967) was a United States Army Captain and the first African-American commissioned officer to receive the Medal of Honor. The medal was presented posthumously by U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1968 for actions in Ap Dong, South Vietnam. #BlackHistoryMonth | DAV
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Riley Leroy Pitts (1937-1967) was a United States Army Captain and the first African-American commissioned officer to receive the Medal of Honor. The medal was presented posthumously by U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1968 for actions in Ap Dong, South Vietnam. #BlackHistoryMonth | DAV
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Captain Riley Leroy Pitts grew up in Oklahoma City and graduated from Douglass High School. At age 30, he was killed in Vietnam. He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor, the first Black officer to receive it. Today he is honored in OKC at Pitts Park and at Manuel Perez Park, where we have a monument to all our Medal of Honor recipients. This past week, ABC News did this wonderful report, and if you didn’t know about Capt. Pitts, I encourage you to invest three minutes in this video. | May
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Captain Riley Leroy Pitts grew up in Oklahoma City and graduated from Douglass High School. At age 30, he was killed in Vietnam. He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor, the first Black officer to receive it. Today he is honored in OKC at Pitts Park and at Manuel Perez Park, where we have a monument to all our Medal of Honor recipients. This past week, ABC News did this wonderful report, and if you didn’t know about Capt. Pitts, I encourage you to invest three minutes in this video. | May
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Capt. Riley L. Pitts died fighting in Vietnam, earning the Medal of Honor for his bravery. Nearly 60 years after his death, thanks to newly uncovered ABC News footage, his children see and hear him for the first time in decades. Nightline's Byron Pitts reports. Stream #Nightline on Hulu. | Nightline
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Capt. Riley L. Pitts died fighting in Vietnam, earning the Medal of Honor for his bravery. Nearly 60 years after his death, thanks to newly uncovered ABC News footage, his children see and hear him for the first time in decades. Nightline's Byron Pitts reports. Stream #Nightline on Hulu. | Nightline
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Decades after the death of Capt. Riley L. Pitts in Vietnam, the fallen hero's voice was finally heard by his children after discovering news footage of their father while in combat. Byron Pitts has the story of honor, hope and heartbreak, #AmericaStrong. | ABC World News Tonight with David Muir
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Decades after the death of Capt. Riley L. Pitts in Vietnam, the fallen hero's voice was finally heard by his children after discovering news footage of their father while in combat. Byron Pitts has the story of honor, hope and heartbreak, #AmericaStrong. | ABC World News Tonight with David Muir
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Nightline, ABC News on Instagram: "Capt. Riley L. Pitts died fighting in Vietnam, earning the Medal of Honor for his bravery. Nearly 60 years after his death, thanks to newly uncovered @ABCNews footage, his children see and hear him for the first time in decades. Nightline's @ByronPittsABC reports. Stream #Nightline on Hulu. #memorialday #veteran #nightline #abcnews"
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