A Chattanooga Exhibit For A Cherokee Medal Of Honor Recipient

Dwight Birdwell(National Medal of Honor Museum - Arlington, TX)In 2022, Dwight Birdwell received the Medal of Honor - this nation’s highest military award for valor - for his actions as a U.S. Army soldier in the Tet Offensive during the Vietnam War nearly six decades ago.A citizen of the Cherokee Nation in Oklahoma, Birdwell is one of only five Cherokee Medal of Honor recipients.On Saturday, a new exhibit on Birdwell opens at the Charles H. Coolidge National Medal of Honor Heritage Center here in Chattanooga.Scott Saunders and Maranda Wilkinson are with the Center.