Retired U.S. Army Captain Gary "Mike" Rose speaks to reporters after being awarded the Medal of Honor on October 23, 2017, for his heroic actions as a Special Forces medic during Operation Tailwind, a covert 1970 mission into Laos during the Vietnam War. Rose repeatedly braved enemy fire to treat and rescue wounded teammates, actions that went unrecognized for nearly five decades before receiving the nation's highest military honor. Project: 219443