US Army names air defense system after soldier killed in Vietnam

>In Vietnam, on March 12, 1970,U.S. Army Sgt. Mitchell William Stoutgrabbed an enemy grenade thrown into his bunker and used his body to shield the blast from his fellow soldiers. Now the service’s new Maneuver-Short Range Air Defense system will take his name.

Stout’s bunker position came under heavy enemy mortar fire and ground attack, the Army’s acquisition chief told reporters during a recent press briefing.

“As the attack subsided, an enemy grenade was thrown into the Bunker. Sgt. Stout ran to the grenade, picked it up, held it close to his body and started to get out of the bunker. Upon reaching the door, the grenade exploded,” Doug Bush said.

In Vietnam, on March 12, 1970, U.S. Army Sgt. Mitchell William Stout grabbed an enemy grenade thrown into his bunker and used his body to shield the blast from his fellow soldiers. (Courtesy of the U.S. Army)

Sgt. Stout is the only Army air defense artilleryman in history to earn the Medal of Honor.

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