"He Chose the wounded over cover."
Legacy of Heroes shirts honor real heroism by telling the true stories of Medal of Honor recipients. Each shirt features a QR code on the right shoulder with a banner reading “His Legacy.” When scanned, it takes you directly to the Congressional Medal of Honor Society page, where you can read the recipient’s official Medal of Honor citation and learn the story behind their legacy.
LEGACY OF HEROES | Pvt. James C. McCloughan
Some heroes charge forward.
Others refuse to leave.
On May 13, 1969, in the rice paddies near Tam Ky, Vietnam, Pvt. James C. McCloughan found himself in the middle of a nightmare. His platoon was ambushed by heavy enemy fire, pinned down, wounded, and exposed. Men were falling where they stood.
McCloughan didn’t wait for orders.
He moved toward the fire.
Through bullets, explosions, and chaos, he ran again and again into the open, pulling wounded soldiers from kill zones that everyone else knew meant death. Enemy rounds tore through the ground around him. Shrapnel cut into his body. He was wounded multiple times, and every time, he got back up.
He refused evacuation.
He refused to stop.
For hours, McCloughan crossed open terrain under relentless fire, dragging, carrying, and shielding his brothers with his own body. When his weapon was knocked from his hands by an explosion, he kept moving. When his strength gave out, he forced it back.
By the time the fighting slowed, he had saved the lives of ten men.
Ten men who would have died where they fell.
Every step he took was a choice:
to go back,
to stay exposed,
to put someone else’s life ahead of his own.
That is not luck.
That is not instinct.
That is courage earned in blood.
Our Legacy of Heroes line carries his story because men like Pvt. James C. McCloughan prove that heroism isn’t always about standing alone at the end, sometimes it’s about refusing to leave anyone behind.
He walked into fire so others could walk home.
This shirt carries that legacy forward.
Link to Congressional Medal of Honor Society which has his Medal of honor Citation.
Shirt is a Bella + Canvas 3001CVC Unisex CVC Jersey Tee.
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