To his children, Master Sgt. Roy P. Benavidez was a teddy bear. He was a softhearted protector who believed in faith, family and hurdling obstacles. To the world, he was an Army Green Beret legend who ...

In the heart of Vietnam, Staff Sergeant Roy Benavidez became a living legend. When a 12-man U.S. patrol was surrounded by a battalion of over 1,000 North Vietnamese soldiers, the odds seemed ...

If Roy Benavidez hadn't been awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism during the Vietnam War, I probably wouldn't have written about him July 7. But when I learned that more money was needed to ...

Master Sgt. Roy Perez Benavidez received the Congressional Medal of Honor on Feb. 24, 1981, from President Ronald Reagan in the courtyard of the Pentagon. He was awarded the medal for “a series of ...

In the heart of Cuero, the air on August 5, 2025 wasn’t just filled with the usual small-town charm. It resonated with a profound sense of remembrance and pride. What was once a personal celebration ...