Moses Lake's American Legion Post namesake was one of the most decorated soldiers in history

It was the morning of Feb. 21, 1968, near Hue, Vietnam. An army company known by its members as the Delta Raiders was assaulting a heavily-defended position along a river bank when it was met by withering fire from rockets and machine guns. The North Vietnamese had dug into the surrounding terrain, laying down bunker after bunker with which they could flank the approaching American forces.