CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — Capt. Lloyd Ray, Company D, 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry, a United States Army Vietnam War veteran, was awarded a Silver Star Medal, our military’s third-highest combat decoration, awarded for heroism and exceptional gallantry in action against an enemy.
For Ray, recognition for service comes decades later, but his heroism speaks volumes.
“We were one of the last, very last combat units in Vietnam. And we literally lived in the jungle. We carried all of our supplies and ammunition, water, food,” Ray said…