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The biography of Milton L. Olive; III; the first African American awarded the Medal of Honor in the Vietnam War. We learn not just about Milton Olive the individual; but about the special challenges of an African American coming of age in the 1960s; the issue of career choices and the necessity of staying in school and getting an education; about Milton's hometowns of Chicago; Illinois; and Lexington; Mississippi; about military life and training; about Vietnam and the war itself; and concerns about morality; violence; the obligations and responsibilities of citizenship; and about compassion and bravery. It is all here in the Milton Olive story. The book is written to read like an historical novel. However; the information presented about Milton L. Olive; III; and his experiences in and outside of the military and the specifics occurring around him; are all researched and historically grounded.