Sergeant Paul H. Foster (Vietnam) is a Notable burial at https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/goldengate.asp. He received the Medal of Honor posthumously for service in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 3rd Marine Division, in recognition of heroism and unhesitating self-sacrifice that saved his comrades from further injury near Con Thien, Republic of Vietnam, October 14, 1967.
https://www.usmcu.edu/Research/Marine-Corps-History-Division/Information-for-Units/Medal-of-Honor-Recipients-By-Unit/Sgt-Paul-Hellstrom-Foster/#:~:text=SERGEANT&text=Paul%20Hellstrom%20Foster%2C%20who%20was,varsity%20football%20and%20track%20teams.
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