The Vietnam hero will proceed to defend American soldiers

The "birthday" festival at the 249th anniversary of the American Land Army in Fort Belvoir, Virginia has become an chance to organize a ceremony to name SGT Stout to a mobile anti-aircraft defence strategy very short-range M-SHORAD (Maneuver-Short scope Air Defense). The Americans decided to celebrate Sergeant Mitchell W. Stout in this way, who during the Vietnam War grabbed a grenade thrown into the shelter and covered it with his body, thus protecting his colleagues. For this exceptional act of bravery, Sergeant Stout received the posthumous Medal of Honor - the highest military honour in the United States.