Medal Of Honor Recipient Telling His Story In Evansville

A Medal of Honor recipient will be in Evansville through Wednesday to speak about his lifelong service.

Don Ballard is a retired Colonel with the Army National Guard.

He received the Medal of Honor as a hospital corpsman third class in the Navy.

Ballard is best known for the moment he threw himself onto a live grenade during the Vietnam War, an act that earned him the Medal of Honor.

The public is invited to hear him speak at 6 PM on Wednesday at USI’s Carter Hall.

For more details about Colonel Ballard’s speaking schedule, visit http://evansvillewartimemuseum.org.