Retired Maj. Gen. James E. Livingston talks to members of Company E, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, during a field mess night here July 16. Livingston served as the E Co. commander in 1968 during the Vietnam War. There he earned the Medal of Honor and many other decorations for heroic actions in combat. - Retired Maj. Gen. James E. Livingston talks to members of Company E, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, during a field mess night here July 16. Livingston served as the E Co. commander in 1968 during the Vietnam War. There he earned the Medal of Honor and many other decorations for heroic actions in combat.