Medal of Honor President Bill Clinton awards the Medal of Honor to Army Maj. Alfred Rascon in a White House ceremony, Feb. 8, 2000. Rascon received the award for gallant and selfless actions during an intense enemy attack in the Long Khanh Province of Vietnam in March 1966. At the time, Rascon was a 20-year-old specialist serving as a medic with the Reconnaissance Platoon, Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Airborne Infantry, 173rd Airborne Brigade. SHARE IMAGE: Download Image: Full Size (0.02 MB) Photo By: Coast Guard VIRIN: 000208-G-EEG38-008C.JPG Photo Gallery