Shinseki inducted Versace into the Pentagon Hall of Heroes. Price, and of the noble passion that caused one good man to pay that price in full.”įinally, in a simple ceremony at the Pentagon on July 9, Secretary of the Army Thomas E. “His story echoes across the years, reminding us of liberty's high “In his defiance and later his death, he set an example of extraordinary dedication that changed the lives of his fellow soldiers who saw it firsthand,” Bush said. On July 8, in a ceremony in the White House East Room, Versace was awarded the Medal of Honor by President Bush for his heroism, the first time an Army POW has received the nation's highest honor for actions in captivity. The plaza, located at the Mount Vernon Recreation Center near where Versace grew up, includes the names of 65 Alexandrians who were killed in Vietnam inscribed in a circular seating area surrounding the memorial. On July 6, hundreds gathered for the dedication of the Captain Rocky Versace Plaza and Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Alexandria. Versace, who would have turned 65 this month, grew up in Alexandria and attended Gonzaga College High School in Washington. “It really brought closure to a lot of them.” “It was truly extraordinary,” Rocky Versace's brother, Stephen, an administrator with the University of Maryland, said Monday. His heroism while in captivity was belatedly recognized at these events after a lengthy campaign waged by a group calling itself the Friends of Rocky Versace, his West Point classmates and other supporters inside and outside the military. Versace, an Army captain, was executed in September 1965 by his Viet Cong captors. Note: Captain Versace's mother, Marie Teresa Rios Versace (Pen Name: Tere Rios) died on Octoand was laid to rest in Arlington National Cemetery.Ĭaptain Humbert Roque “Rocky” Versace receives his 90-day combat infantry badge from his father, Colonel Humbert Joseph Versace.Ī visit last week to Arlington National Cemetery by family and friends brought an emotional end to a remarkable series of events this month honoring Rocky Versace. His father, Humbert Joseph Versace, United States Military Academy Class of 1933, is buried in Arlington National Cemetery. There is a memorial stone in Arlington National Cemetery to the Captain's memory. Humbert Roque Versace is listed as Missing in Action. He began a tour of duty on in the Republic of Vietnam on. He served in the United States Army and in six years of service, he attained the rank of Captain. Humbert Roque Versace was born on Jand joined the Armed Forces while in Norfolk, Virginia.
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