What is Wesley L. Fox?
{{Infobox military person |name= Wesley Lee Fox |birth_date= {{Birth date|1931|9|30}} |death_date= {{death date and age|2017|11|24|1931|9|30}} |birth_place= [[Herndon, Virginia]] |death_place= [[Blacksburg, Virginia]] |placeofburial= |placeofburial_label= Place of burial |image=Col Wesley L Fox.jpg |caption= Colonel Wesley L. Fox, U.S. Marine Corps |nickname= |allegiance=United States of America |branch=[[File:USMC logo.svg|25px]]&nbsp;[[United States Marine Corps]] |serviceyears= 1950–1993 |rank= [[Colonel (United States)|Colonel]] |commands= Company A, [[1st Battalion, 9th Marines]]<br>Battalion Commander, 1st Battalion, 6th Marines, <br/>Commanding officer, [[Officer Candidates School (United States Marine Corps)|U.S. Marine Corps Officer Candidate School]], Quantico, Virginia |unit= [[3rd Battalion, 5th Marines]]<br/>[[1st Battalion, 9th Marines]]<br/>[[MAG-11]]<br/>[[Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego|MCRD San Diego]]<br/>[[United States Marine Corps Force Reconnaissance|2nd Force Reconnaissance Company]]<br/>[[Marine Air Detachment]]<br/>[[Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe|SHAPE]]<br/>[[Basic School|Basic School, Quantico]] |battles= [[Korean War]]<br/>[[Vietnam War]] |awards= [[Medal of Honor]] |laterwork= Deputy Commandant of Cadets at [[Virginia Tech]]<br> Marine Corps Recruiter }} '''Wesley Lee Fox''' (September 30, 1931 &ndash; November 24, 2017) was a retired [[United States Marine Corps]] [[Colonel (United States)|colonel]] with 43 years of service. Fox received the [[Medal of Honor]] for his heroic actions during the [[Vietnam War]], and was thought to be one of the Marine Corps' legendary heroes. ==Early life== Fox was born in [[Herndon, Virginia]]. He studied at [[Warren County High School]]. He married Dotti Fox in the 1950s. ==Service== Beginning in September 1967, Fox served in the [[Vietnam War]] for 13 months as an executive officer of a South Vietnamese Marine Battalion.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.historynet.com/interview-moh-recipient-and-author-wesley-fox.htm|title=Intervie