Soldiers of the 3rd U.S. Infantry stand in formation for the full-honor review Silver Star presentation for Brig. Gen. (Ret.) John W. Nicholson at Conmy Hall Wednesday. Nicholson, a former lieutenant with the Old Guard, earned the award 46 years earl...

Brig. Gen. (Ret.) John W. Nicholson stands with Brig. Gen. (P) Karl R. Horst, commander of the U.S. Army Military District of Washington, for a full-honor review at which Nicholson was presented the Silver Star he earned as a captain with the Vietnam...

Brig. Gen. (Ret.) John W. Nicholson stand in front of a Full Honor Review formation at Fort Myer\'s Conmy Hall to receive the Silver Star for valor in combat Dec. 27, 1963, while serving as a military advisor in Vietnam. The award recommendation, mad...

Lt. Gen. (Ret.) John Cushman pins a Silver Star on the uniform of Brig. Gen. (Ret.) John W. Nicholson for valor in combat while advising an Army of Vietnam Civil Guard unit Dec. 27, 1963. Nicholson, following a fierce firefight, rallied the remaining...

Brig. Gen. (Ret.) John W. Nicholson stands in front of a Full Honor Review formation at Fort Myer\'s Conmy Hall to receive the Silver Star for valor in combat Dec. 27, 1963, while serving as a military advisor in Vietnam. The award recommendation, ma...

Comrades from battles of long ago, Brig. Gen. (Ret.) John W. Nicholson greets former South Vietnam province chief Tran Ba Di at Fort Myer\'s Conmy Hall following presentation of the Silver Star to Nicholson for heroism while serving with a Civil Gua...