page_title: Jon R. Cavaiani
hierarchical_section_title: Jon R. Cavaiani
caption_attribution_description: English: Vietnam War Medal of Honor recipient retired U.S. Army Sergeant Major Jon Cavaiani during the Marine Corps Law Enforcement Foundation's 10th Annual Invitational Gala in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
context_page_description: Jon Robert Cavaiani was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the Vietnam War. Cavaiani was released by the Provisional Government of Vietnam on April 27, 1973.
  Cavaiani emigrated to the United States with his parents in 1947 at age four.
  Cavaiani died at the age of 70 in Stanford, California. He had myelodysplastic syndrome.
context_section_description: Jon Robert Cavaiani (August 2, 1943 – July 29, 2014) was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the Vietnam War. Cavaiani was released by the Provisional Government of Vietnam on April 27, 1973. 
  Cavaiani emigrated to the United States with his parents in 1947 at age four.
  Cavaiani died at the age of 70 in Stanford, California. He had myelodysplastic syndrome.
caption: Cavaiani in 2004
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