Master Sergeant Roy Benavidez was a Green Beret who served in the Vietnam War. Despite being severely injured in a landmine explosion in 1966 and being told he would never walk again, Benavidez recovered and returned to combat. In 1968, he volunteered for a rescue mission to save a 12-man Special Forces team surrounded by 1,000 North Vietnamese soldiers. Benavidez single-handedly rescued eight wounded men, killing multiple enemy soldiers and providing medical aid, despite being shot and wounded multiple times. His actions saved the lives of his comrades, and he was awarded the Medal of Honor in 1981. Benavidez remained humble about his heroism, saying he was just doing his job. He passed away in 1998 at the age of 63.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. Roy Benavidez was a Green Beret who served in the Vietnam War.
2. Benavidez's parents died when he was a child, and he was bullied in school due to his mixed Yaqui Indian and Mexican heritage.
3. Benavidez joined the Army at 19 and served in the Korean War with the Texas Army National Guard.
4. He married Hilaria "Lala" Benavides in 1959.
5. Benavidez completed Airborne training and was assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division in 1966.
6. In 1965, Benavidez was sent to Vietnam as an advisor for the ARVN troops.
7. Benavidez was carrying out a classified operation alone when he stepped on a landmine and was severely injured.
8. Doctors said Benavidez would never walk again, but he recovered and returned to duty.
9. In 1968, Benavidez was back in Vietnam and responded to a distress call from a Special Forces reconnaissance team that was surrounded by North Vietnamese soldiers.
10. Benavidez jumped onto a helicopter and volunteered to rescue the team, despite being armed with only a bowie knife and medical supplies.
11. Benavidez risked his life to rescue the team, taking multiple wounds and killing several enemy soldiers.
12. Benavidez was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions, which was presented to him by President Ronald Reagan in 1981.
13. Benavidez died on November 29, 1998, at the age of 63.
Note: I excluded the part where the narrator talks about the channel and membership perks, as it is not relevant to the story of Roy Benavidez.