Retired Captain Gary Michael 'Mike' Rose is honored at the White House on October 23, 2017, receiving the Medal of Honor for his extraordinary heroism as a Special Forces medic during Operation Tailwind, a September 1970 MACV-SOG mission into Laos. Then a Sergeant, Rose repeatedly risked his life under fire to treat and evacuate wounded teammates, actions recognized decades later with the nation's highest military honor. Project: 219443