Group Plans to Erect Monument in Honor of Fallen Vietnam Hero from Macon

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – He was killed in Vietnam almost 45 years ago, but comrades of Sgt. Rodney Davis are coming from around the U.S. with plans to set his legacy in stone

Randy Leedom journeyed all the way from Hillsboro, Oregon to visit Davis’ grave. Though they weren’t formally introduced, Leedom considers Sgt. Rodney Davis a true friend, because Davis sacrificed himself to save him in Vietnam.

“It’s really hard for me to talk about Sgt. Davis…because of what happened on September the 6th, 1967,” says Leedom, choking back tears.

Davis was from Macon, and he and Leedom served together in the 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, fighting off the Viet Cong in the Que Son Valley. In a heat of the moment act of valor, Davis threw himself on a hand grenade to save his buddies.