• Clearing the Trench: SSG Edward N. Kaneshiro

  • Jun 10 2024
  • Length: 5 mins
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Clearing the Trench: SSG Edward N. Kaneshiro

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  • Staff Sergeant Edward N. Kaneshiro served in the Army in Vietnam. On December 1st, 1966, two American squads were ambushed by an overwhelming North Vietnamese force. Rushing to their aid, Kaneshiro ordered his men to take cover while he crawled up to a fortified enemy trench. While laying on his stomach, he threw a grenade into the trench, killing the enemy soldier manning a machine gun. Kaneshiro jumped into the trench and proceeded to kill two groups of enemies with grenades, and one group with his M-16 rifle. He single handedly cleared a 135 foot portion of the enemy trench, stopping the fire that suppressed his allies. Kaneshiro was originally awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, but a few years ago, his file was revisited. The US military has been reviewing past service member awards, particularly those of racial minorities, to see if they were overlooked for higher awards as a result of bias or bigotry. On July 5th, 2022, Staff Sergeant Edward N. Kaneshiro was awarded the Medal of Honor for single handedly averting disaster for his whole platoon.
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