Marine Corps League Honors Sgt. Major Ralph Hyatt
- June 28, 2017
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Event
Date: Thursday June 29th 2017
Place: Pensacola Veteran’s Memorial Park
Time: 6:00pm
The Marine
Corps League’s 5th Annual Heroes Among Us Speaker Series-2017 - Guest
of Honor Sgt. Major Ralph Hyatt USMC, Bronze Star, Republic of Vietnam.
Pensacola,
Fla. – The Cpl. J.R. Spears Detachment of the Marine Corps League announces its
5th Annual Heroes Among Us speaker series event for 29 June 2017 to
be held at Pensacola Veterans Memorial Park.
Sgt. Major Hyatt enlisted in the United States Marine
Corps in 1945. During his 30 year career
he served in World War II, Korea and Vietnam. While serving during the Tet Offensive with Company B, 1stMilitary Police Battalion, Hyatt was ordered to secure the Da Nang military
hospital which was under direct attack from enemy forces. He and the Marines under his command
established a blocking position which prevented the enemy from capturing the
hospital and he was credited with saving the lives of 26 nurses and other
medical personal that had no other means of defense. For his actions that day he was award the
Bronze Star for valor in combat.
The series,
now in its fifth year, is held at 6 p.m. on the last Thursday of each month
from May through October. It is presented by the local Marine Corps League, J.
R. Spears Detachment 066. Water and light food will be provided; people should bring their own
chairs or blankets
Admission
is free and open to the public, although donations will be accepted for the Veterans
in Distress Fund to help
veterans in need.