page_title: Roy Benavidez
section_title: Personal honors
hierarchical_section_title: Roy Benavidez / Personal honors
caption_attribution_description: English: Roy P. Benavidez Elementary School Español: Escuela Primaria Roy P. Benavidez Tiếng Việt: Tiểu Học Roy P. Benavidez
context_page_description: Master Sergeant Raul Perez "Roy" Benavidez was a member of the United States Army Special Forces and retired United States Army master sergeant who received the Medal of Honor for his valorous actions in combat near Lộc Ninh, South Vietnam on May 2, 1968.
context_section_description: Benavidez' personal honors include:
  1981 Texan of the Year
  Honorary Associate in Arts from the New Mexico Military Institute
  Special USPS Pictorial Cancellation Stamp
  Lifetime Achievement Award from St. Mary's University Alumni Law School in San Antonio, Texas
  Listed on the Medal of Honor Memorial in Indianapolis, Indiana
  Listed on The Medal of Honor Memorial at Riverside National Cemetery in Riverside, California
  Texas Legislative Medal of Honor
  GI Joe, Roy P. Benavidez Commemorative Edition – Released August 31, 2001 (First Hispanic to be honored.)
  Memorial Bench at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery
  Buildings and institutions with Benavidez's name include:
  Roy P. Benavidez American Legion Post #400 in San Antonio, Texas
  Roy P. Benavidez Army Reserve Center, NAS Corpus Christi, Texas
  Roy P. Benavidez Artillery Training Area 67 at Fort Sill, Oklahoma
  Roy P. Benavidez City Park in Colorado Springs, Colorado
  Roy P. Benavidez Elementary School in Gulfton, Houston, Texas
  Roy P. Benavidez Elementary School in San Antonio, Texas
  Roy P. Benavidez Foundation, Inc.
  Roy P. Benavidez Military Range at Fort Knox, Kentucky
  Roy P. Benavidez National Guard Armory in El Campo, Texas
  Roy P. Benavidez Scholarship Fund in El Campo
  Roy P. Benavidez Special Operations Logistic Complex at Fort Bragg, North Carolina
  USNS Benavidez, a Bob Hope-class roll on roll off vehicle cargo ship
  Roy P. Benavidez Recreation Center in Eagle Pass, Texas
  The conference room owned and operated by the Department of Military Instruction of the United States Military Academy is the "Benavidez Room".  Inside the "Benavidez Room" there are signed pictures of MSG Benavidez, the citation from his Medal of Honor, and a G.I. Joe toy created in his likeness. The room is used primarily for planning Cadet Summer Military Training and hosting visitors.
  The Master Sergeant Roy P. Benavidez Noncommissioned Officer Academy of the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation, Fort Benning, GA
  Roy Benavidez's Medal of Honor is on display at the Ronald Reagan Library along with a video of him receiving the medal from President Reagan.
caption: Roy P. Benavidez Elementary School in Gulfton, Houston, Texas
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