Paris Davis was born in 1939, in Cleveland, Ohio. As a young man, he became interested in the military and sports, and he pursued both at Southern University, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where he ...

In this episode of Military.com's Fire Watch podcast, we speak with retired Col. Paris Davis, one of the first Black Green Berets. Davis received the Medal of Honor in February, nearly 60 years after ...

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WASHINGTON — One of the first Black officers to lead a Special Forces team in combat will receive the nation's highest award for bravery in battle nearly 60 years after his commanding officer first ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Retired Col. Paris Davis, one of the first African-American officers in the elite U.S. Army Green Berets, is receiving the Medal ...

Col. William Joseph Davis, USMC, Ret. RANCHO BERNARDO — Retired Colonel USMC, author and educator, William J. Davis, PhD, died at the age of 86 at Pomerado Hospital on December 21, 2009, following a ...

Nearly 60 years after he was first recommended for the nation’s highest military award for his bravery during the Vietnam War, retired Col. Paris Davis, one of the first Black officers to lead a ...

President Biden on Friday awarded retired Army Special Forces Col. Paris Davis the Medal of Honor for repeatedly risking his life to save his men during a fierce ambush in Vietnam nearly 60 years ago.