Carlos Lozada
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PFC Carlos Lozada (September 6, 1946 – November 20,1967), born in Caguas,Puerto Rico was a member of the U.S. Army,Co. A, 2nd Battalion, 503 Infantry, 173rd Airborne Brigade.
On November 20, 1967, at Dak To in the Republic of Vietnam, PFC Lozada spotted a North Vietnamese Army company rapidly approaching his outpost. Lozada alerted his comrades and with machinegun fire killed at least 20 of the enemy soldiers and disrupted their initial attack.
PFC Lozada realized that if he abandoned his position there would be nothing to hold back the surging North Vietnamese soldiers and that his entire company withdrawal would be jeopardized.
He told his comrades to move to the back and that he would supply cover for them. PFC Lozada continued to deliver a heavy and accurate volume of suppressive fire against the enemy until he was mortally wounded and had to be carried during the withdrawal.
PFC Lozada was awarded the Medal of Honor for distinguishing himself in the Battle of Dak To.