Michael R. Blanchfield was a United States Army soldier recognized for his bravery during the Vietnam War. Born on January 4, 1950, he displayed extraordinary courage in a search and destroy operation in Binh Dinh Province. Blanchfield confronted a Viet Cong militant and, after sustaining injuries from a grenade, selflessly threw himself on another grenade to save his fellow soldiers. His gallant actions earned him the Medal of Honor, the highest military decoration in the U.S., making him a symbol of valor and sacrifice.
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Meaning of the name - Michael
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Michael R. Blanchfield belongs to the Baby Boomers group.
Place of Birth: Minneapolis
Place of Death: Bình Định
Educated At: Wheeling High School
Occupation: military personnel
Awards Received: Medal of Honor
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Note: This birth chart is calculated using the date and place of birth, with the time set to noon (12:00 PM) local time. While this provides accurate planetary positions for most celestial bodies, the Ascendant (Rising Sign) and house cusps are not calculated since they require precise birth time. For a complete astrological analysis including houses and rising sign, please provide the exact birth time.Ephemeris for January 4, 1950
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on January 4, 2026 | Secondary Progressions for January 4, 2026 |
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| Sun | 13 Capricorn 50 | 14 Capricorn 23 | 0 Aries 33 |
| Moon | 18 Cancer 57 | 2 Leo 31 | 4 Taurus 34 |
| Mercury | 2 Aquarius 45 | 4 Capricorn 25 | 24 Pisces 23 |
| Venus | 18 Aquarius 4 | 13 Capricorn 56 | 16 Aquarius 13 |
| Mars | 3 Libra 33 | 15 Capricorn 34 | 2 Libra 36 |
| Jupiter | 7 Aquarius 16 | 20 Cancer 52 | 24 Aquarius 57 |
| Saturn | 19 Virgo 56 | 26 Pisces 18 | 15 Virgo 28 |
| Uranus | 2 Cancer 33 | 27 Taurus 51 | 1 Cancer 2 |
| Neptune | 17 Libra 17 | 29 Pisces 33 | 16 Libra 24 |
| Pluto | 17 Leo 43 | 2 Aquarius 50 | 16 Leo 4 |
| Rahu | 11 Aries 54 | 11 Pisces 58 | 7 Aries 53 |
| Ketu | 11 Libra 54 | 11 Virgo 58 | 7 Libra 53 |
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