JULY 14, 2025 – When Marine Corps 1st Lt. Frank Stanley Reasoner was surrounded by insurgents deep in enemy territory in Vietnam, he did his best to save the handful of men who were trapped with him. Reasoner lost his life trying to protect them, but his devotion to duty led to a posthumous Medal of Honor.
Reasoner was born Sept. 16, 1937, in Spokane, Washington, to Daisy and Carl Reasoner. He had two younger siblings, Carrie and Mickey.
In 1948, the family moved to Kellogg, Idaho, where Reasoner grew up playing basketball. He graduated from Kellogg High School in 1955 before enlisting in the Marine Corps, three months before his 18th birthday…