This Memorial Day we remember the men and women of the United States Navy who paid the ultimate price in service to their country.
This Memorial Day we remember the men and women of the United States Navy who paid the ultimate price in service to their country. Today we honor Bienvenido Geniza Dona, Hospital Corpsman Third Class, of Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines, who served with H&S CO, 3RD BN, 7TH MARINES, 1ST MARDIV, III MAF. On January 15, 1966, while on patrol near the village of Phu An, north of Saigon, Vietnam, HM3 Dona’s platoon was hit by a heavy concentration of small arms and automatic weapons fire. Despite heavy fire, Dona disregarded his own safety, ran one hundred meters to assist wounded Marines. Once he reached the wounded Marines, he administered first aid and evacuated them to safety. Two days later on another patrol with his unit, Dona again made his way through a hail of gunfire to reach wounded Marines. On March 23, 1966, while taking part in a search-and-clear mission in a well-fortified village in the Quang Ngai Province, Vietnam, Dona was shot and ki...