North Star

Miguel Keith, LCpl USMC

class of 1970

Miguel Keith

Lance Corporal Miguel Keith is a war hero who valiantly fought to protect his platoon in Vietnam and lost his life doing so in 1970, one year after he enlisted in the Marine Corp. He was awarded the Nation’s highest military honor, the MEDAL OF HONOR, for his courage, acts of bravery and self-sacrifice. A park in South Omaha, Miguel Keith Park, is named for him and the Navy has named a ship, the USNS Miguel Keith, for him.