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Hill 55, the Marine firebase south-west of Da Nang, August 1969 File 022Article Near Da Nang, South Vietnam · 1966–1969 The White Feather of Hill 55 Carlos Hathcock wore a white feather in his hat so the enemy would know who he was. North Vietnam put a bounty on him. The most famous Marine sniper of the Vietnam War was finally stopped not by a bullet but by a mine, and he won his Silver Star pulling men out of the fire. First Lieutenant Sharon Ann Lane, U.S. Army Nurse Corps File 009Article Chu Lai, South Vietnam · 1969 Ward Four, Chu Lai First Lieutenant Sharon Lane cared for Vietnamese patients at an evacuation hospital. She was the only American servicewoman killed by enemy fire in the Vietnam War. Jay Vargas ▸ Film Vietnam War Jay Vargas Wounded for three days, he dragged his dying commander 100 yards through enemy fire Lance Sijan ▸ Film Vietnam War Lance Sijan He crawled through the jungle for 46 days on a broken body — and never surrendered John Ripley ▸ Film Vietnam War John Ripley One Marine hung under a bridge for three hours under fire to stop an entire army Santiago Erevia ▸ Film Vietnam War Santiago Erevia A radioman tending the wounded charged four enemy bunkers alone to save them Paris Davis ▸ Film Vietnam War Paris Davis Ordered to abandon his men, he fought 19 hours to save them — then waited 58 years Carlos Hathcock ▸ Film Vietnam War Carlos Hathcock This sniper kill was so crazy they didn't believe it Robert Howard ▸ Film Vietnam War Robert Howard He was nominated for the Medal of Honor three times — they denied it to keep a secret Sammy Davis ▸ Film Vietnam War Sammy Davis He crossed a river on an air mattress under fire to save three men John McGinty ▸ Film Vietnam War John McGinty 32 Marines against an entire regiment — he reloaded their weapons because they couldn't