Reconocimiento Presidencial

El Presidential Unit Citation (Comendación Presidencial) es la más alta distinción al valor que se confiere a una unidad del ejército norteamericano. Esta fué otorgada por el Presidente Nixon al 3er. Batallón, 47vo. Regimiento, 2da Brigada de la Novena División de Infantería por acciones excepcionalmente arriesgadas y heroicas en My Tho, Can Tho, Cai Lai y Vinh Long en el tiempo que Hermann estuvo en ella. (Fuentes: https://wiki.es.wikipedia.org/Presidential _Unit_Citation_(Estados_Unidos); MRFA Citation 6)

By virtue of the authority vested in me as
President of the United States and as
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces
of the United States, I have today awarded
THE PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION (ARMY)
FOR EXTRAORDINARY HEROISM
To The
2D BRIGADE, 9TH INFANTRY DIVISION, UNITED STATES ARMY
Comprised of 3d Battalion, 47th Infantry.

The foregoing assigned unit of the 2d Brigade, 9th Infantry Division, United States Army, distinguished itself by displaying extraordinary heroism in action against an armed hostile force during the Tet Offensive and immediately thereafter from 29 January to 4 March 1968 in the Mekong Delta, Republic of Vietnam. Although the enemy possessed many tactical advantages due to an intimate knowledge of the area and detailed long range planning, his offensive was shattered within 5 weeks of its inception. In the Provincial capital of My Tho, 2d Brigade soldiers fought in a crowded city, an unfamiliar environment for infantry who were trained to fight primarily in a jungle and riverine environment. After restoring the security of the urban area, the U.S. forces commenced successive operations against other enemy movements. At Cai Lai and Vinh Long, they collapsed maturing enemy offensives which threatened these two key cities. Finally the U.S. forces moved to the relief of the city of Can Tho, where, in 3 weeks of virtually continuous combat, the heaviest enemy attack of the entire Delta offensive was broken. The 2d Brigade engaged the enemy wherever he could be found and inflicted heavy casualties. The achievements of these forces in turning back the enemy offensive represent a key factor in the operations that saved the Delta. The aggressiveness, determination, and exemplary courage under fire demonstrated by all members of the United States Army component are in the highest traditions of the military service and reflect great credit upon the 2d Brigade, 9th Infantry Division, and the United States Army.

Richard M. Nixon
President of the United States