Retired Captain Gary M. "Mike" Rose stands at the Pentagon's Hall of Heroes, the Medal of Honor around his neck, flanked by senior Army leaders and defense officials during his formal induction ceremony. Rose received the nation's highest award for valor for his actions as a Special Forces medic during Operation Tailwind, a 1970 MACV-SOG operation into Laos in which he repeatedly risked his life under fire to treat and evacuate wounded teammates. His award, presented decades after the secret mission, brought overdue recognition to one of the Vietnam War's most extraordinary rescue efforts. Project: 219444