Sergeant Ed Eaton’s protection and rescue of comrade in arms Major Mike Perkins deserves the MOH for his heroism in Vietnam 1969.
Mike and Ed were part of a mission when the Viet Cong shot down their chopper resulting in most of the men injured with near fatal wounds.
When a pair of rescue choppers came to the men, Mike whose injuries were too much for the ride opted to stay and was given a grenade for suicide in case of capture, the men were still under attack and Ed Eaton in his own words said that he had the least amount of injuries and felt it necessary to protect his fellow soldiers. The choppers were about to leave but Ed asked to remain with his comrade because he did not want him dying alone out there with no hoe for survival. Ed fought off two units, refused evac, while injured.



