Captain (Retired) Gary M. 'Mike' Rose, US Army Special Forces, poses with a family member at the White House following his October 23, 2017 Medal of Honor ceremony. Rose received the nation's highest military honor for his extraordinary heroism as a medic during Operation Tailwind, a 1970 MACV-SOG operation into Laos, where he repeatedly risked his life to treat and evacuate wounded teammates under intense enemy fire. Project: 219444