What is Robert J. Modrzejewski?
{{Infobox military person |name= Robert Joseph Modrzejewski |birth_date= {{birth date and age|1934|7|3}} |death_date= |birth_place=[[Milwaukee, Wisconsin]] |death_place= |placeofburial= |placeofburial_label= Place of burial |image= Modrzejewski RJ.jpg |caption= Robert J. Modrzejewski, Medal of Honor recipient |nickname= |allegiance= [[United States|United States of America]] |branch= [[United States Marine Corps]] |serviceyears= 1957-1986 |rank= [[Colonel (United States)|Colonel]] |commands= |unit= [[3rd Battalion 4th Marines]] |battles= [[Vietnam War]] |awards= [[Medal of Honor]]<br/>[[Purple Heart]] |laterwork= }} '''Robert Joseph Modrzejewski''' (born July 3, 1934) is a retired [[United States Marine Corps]] officer. He was awarded the United States’ highest military decoration &mdash; the [[Medal of Honor]] &mdash; for his servies in Vietnam. In a [[White House]] ceremony on March 12, 1968, President [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] presented the Medal of Honor to two Marines for their actions in Vietnam &mdash; Major Modrzejeski and Second Lieutenant [[John J. McGinty, III]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Remarks Upon Presenting the Medal of Honor to Maj. Robert J. Modrzejewski and 2d Lt. John J. McGinty III, USMC |url=http://neptune.spaceports.com/~kjb/LBJ%20remarks%201968-03-12.htm |work=The American Presidency Project |publisher=University of California, Santa Barbara |date=March 12, 1968 |access-date=2006-07-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050313103852/http://neptune.spaceports.com/~kjb/LBJ%20remarks%201968-03-12.htm |archive-date=March 13, 2005 }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *{{Cite web|access-date=Dec 22, 2015 |url=http://hqinet001.hqmc.usmc.mil/HD/Historical/Whos_Who/Modrzejewski_RJ.htm |title=Colonel Robert Joseph Modrzejewski, USMC, ''Who's Who in Marine Corps History'', History Division, United States Marine Corps |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208111153/http://hqinet001.hqmc.usmc.mil/HD/Historical/Whos_Who/Modrzejewski_RJ.htm