Rodriguez was nominated for the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1982, after earning three Silver Stars, three Bronze Stars and five Purple Hearts during 32 months of service in Vietnam
Rodriguez is one of the most decorated combat soldiers from the Vietnam War, earning the Silver Star, the nation’s third-highest honor for heroism, three times in 34 days. “I was still wounded from the first when I received the third,” he said.
Rodriguez was nominated for the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1982, after earning three Silver Stars, three Bronze Stars and five Purple Hearts during 32 months of service in Vietnam