Loss of Medal of Honor hero in Florida a loss for the nation
Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at 9:22AM
Updated on Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at 12:00PM by
Kay B. Day, Editor
by Kay B. Day
Sgt. Leonard B. Keller received the Medal of Honor for heroic actions beyond the call of duty in a battle in the Ap Bac Zone in the Republic of Vietnam on May 2, 1967.Sgt. Leonard B. Keller pulled out of the parking lot of a veterans’ association on Sunday in Milton (Fla.), taking a sharp left turn to hit the highway on his Harley. Something went wrong, and the motorcycle overturned. When Sgt. Keller, 62, died later that day, Florida’s loss spoke to the heart of a nation. Keller belonged to one of the most exclusive and distinguished groups in our country—he was awarded the Medal of Honor. Known colloquially as the Congressional Medal of Honor, the award is the highest military award for valor in combat. Sgt. Keller’s citation gives an idea of what a soldier does to earn the distinction.
