dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə vˌiːətnˈɑːm wˈɔːɹ, hiː ˈɔfən wˈɜːkt ɐlˈɔŋsaɪd ðɪ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən tɹˈuːps hiː kˈʌvɚd ænd wʌz ɐwˈɔːɹdᵻd ɐ bɹˈɑːnz stˈɑːɹ mˈɛdəl ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt fɔːɹ hˌævɪŋ kˈæɹid ɐ bˈædli wˈuːndᵻd mˈæn tə sˈeɪfti wˌaɪl hiː wʌz ˌʌndɚ vˈɛɹi hˈɛvi ˈɛnəmi fˈaɪɚɹ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈaɪv.
During the Vietnam War, he often worked alongside the American troops he covered and was awarded a Bronze Star Medal in 1998 for having carried a badly wounded man to safety while he was under very heavy enemy fire in 1965.