1st Battalion 22nd Infantry David M. Brown ARCOM

1st Battalion 22nd Infantry

B Company Veteran Receives ARCOMV

Through the efforts of his former Company Commander Gil Tijerina and several of his
former fellow soldiers, David M. Brown was awarded the Army Commendation Medal for Valor,
for actions he performed during the Battle of The Rock, in Binh Dinh Province,
Republic of Vietnam, in June 1970.

David's award was in recognition of his actions during the the Battle of The Rock, the largest single engagement
fought by 1st Battalion 22nd Infantry in 1970. As a radio operator, he exposed himself to enemy fire
while he coordinated artillery and air support for his platoon in the battle, then turned his radio over
to another soldier so he could join his squad in returning fire against the enemy.

David Brown as an RTO (Radio Operator) in Vietnam

Citation:

In a ceremony at Dixie State University, in St. George, Utah, on June 3, 2021, David M. Brown
was presented with the Army Commendation Medal with "V" device for Valor, for his actions
fifty-one years earlier, when he served with Company B 1/22 Infantry in the Republic of Vietnam.

Officiating at the ceremony was U.S. Congressman Chris Stewart, representing the State of Utah's
Second Congressional District.

The Army Commendation Medal for Valor is pinned on David M. Brown
by his wife Kathy, as Congressman Stewart looks on.

David M. Brown is congratulated by Congressman Chris Stewart.
Stewart served as a pilot in the Air Force for fourteen years.

David M. Brown says a few words at the ceremony.

David M. Brown and his family at the ceremony: his wife Kathy, son Clayton and wife Erin and two granddaughters,
daughter Sunni Wilkinson and husband Sean and three grandsons.

David and his grandaughter.

This page prepared under the direction of Jim Henderson

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