What is Howard V. Lee?
{{Infobox military person |name= Howard V. Lee |birth_date= {{birth date|1933|8|1}} |death_date= {{death date and age|2019|3|23|1933|8|1}} |birth_place= [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]], U.S. |death_place= [[Virginia]], U.S. |placeofburial= |placeofburial_label= |image= Lee HV.jpg |caption= Howard V. Lee, Medal of Honor receiver |nickname= |birth_name=Howard Vincent Lee |allegiance=[[United States]] |branch= [[United States Marine Corps]] |serviceyears= 1955–1975 |rank= [[Lieutenant colonel (United States)|Lieutenant Colonel]] |commands= |unit= [[2nd Battalion 4th Marines]] |battles= [[Vietnam War]] |awards= [[Medal of Honor]]<br/>[[Bronze Star Medal|Bronze Star]] (2)<br/>[[Purple Heart]] |laterwork= }} Lieutenant Colonel '''Howard Vincent Lee''' (August 1, 1933 – March 23, 2019) was a [[United States Marine Corps]] officer. He was awarded the [[Medal of Honor]] for heroism in August 1966 during the [[Vietnam War]]. He was promoted in July 1972 to [[Lieutenant colonel (United States)|lieutenant colonel]] and retired in 1975 from the Marine Corps. Lee studied at [[Pace College]]. On October 25, 1967, Major Lee was presented the Medal of Honor by [[Lyndon B. Johnson|President Lyndon Johnson]] in a ceremony at the [[White House]].<ref>{{cite web |access-date=November 12, 2007 |url=http://www.usmc.mil/moh.nsf/000003c919889c0385255f980058f5b6/0000033ba9f47a7385255fa4004acc82?OpenDocument |title=Maj Howard V. Lee, Medal of Honor, 1966, 4/3, Viet Nam (Medal of Honor citation) |work=Marines Awarded the Medal of Honor |publisher=History Division, United States Marine Corps |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070305100737/http://www.usmc.mil/moh.nsf/000003c919889c0385255f980058f5b6/0000033ba9f47a7385255fa4004acc82?OpenDocument |archive-date=March 5, 2007}}</ref> Lee died on March 23, 2019 in [[Virginia]], at the age of 85.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.benzinga.com/pressreleases/19/03/r13439742/medal-of-honor-recipient-howard-v-lee-passes-away-at-85 |title=Medal of Honor Recipient Howard V. Lee