Retired U.S. Army Captain Gary Michael 'Mike' Rose, seen here wearing the Medal of Honor, was awarded the nation's highest military decoration in October 2017 for extraordinary heroism as a Special Forces medic during a covert 1970 MACV-SOG reconnaissance mission into Laos — the same operation later chronicled as Operation Tailwind. He is pictured with family at a White House reception following the ceremony. Project: 219444