President Lyndon B. Johnson presents the Medal of Honor to Maj. Stephen W. Pless during a White House ceremony. Pless was the first, and only, Marine aviator to receive the medal for service during the war in Vietnam.
Photo by: Official U.S.M.C. Photo from Pless Archives
Nancy Pless, mother of Marine aviator and Medal of Honor recipient Maj. Stephen W. Pless, still remains in close contact with the Corps.
Photo by: Courtesy of the Pless family
Service members render honors at the funeral of Maj. Stephen W. Pless, the first and only Marine aviator to receive America's highest and most-revered medal -- the Medal or Honor -- for bravery and courage in Vietnam.
Photo by: Official U.S.M.C. Photo from Pless Archives
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