Milton L Olive III Memorial - Milton L Olive III Park (Chicago) - Specific Veteran Memorials on Waymarking.com

The given coordinates, located on Lake Michigan close to the Navy Pier in Chicago, will lead you directly to the small memorial dedicated to soldier Milton Lee Olive III, hero of the Vietnam War. The memorial is created from a bronze tablet on the wall and two flagpoles. On 24 September 1999, the city and citizens of Chicago, Illinois, honored Milton L Olive III by naming a downtown lakeside park after him.

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Milton Lee Olive III (November 7, 1946 – October 22, 1965) was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of America's highest military decoration — the Medal of Honor — for his actions in the Vietnam War. At the age of 18, Olive sacrificed his life to save others by smothering a live grenade. He was the first African American Medal of Honor recipient of the Vietnam War. [from wiki]

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