Leslie Halasz Sabo, Jr. was born on February 22, 1948 in Kufstein, Austria. His family emigrated to the United States and he grew up in Ellwood City, PA outside Pittsburgh.
He served in the 101st Airborne Division in Vietnam and was killed in action on May 10, 1970. The events surrounding the battle in which Sabo was killed were classified for several years as they took place in Cambodia. This brave soldier ignored his own wounds, shielded comrades from a grenade explosion, and repeatedly put himself at risk to pass ammunition to his fellow soldiers - all the while continuing to tenaciously attack the enemy.
On April 16, 2012, the United States Army announced that the award of the Medal of Honor for Sabo had finally been approved. The White House announced yesterday that President Barack Obama will present Sabo's surviving relatives with the long-delayed Medal at the White House on May 16, 2012.
Sabo's Medal of Honor citation and more information about this great American will be the featured story on Their Finest Hour for May 10, 2013.
(Hat tip: Andrew Malcolm)
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