Jon Robert Cavaiani (August 2, 1943 – July 29, 2014) was a U.S. Army soldier a POW and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration — the Medal of Honor — for his actions in the Vietnam War. He died on July 29, 2014 at the age of 70 in Stanford, California. Jon had myelodysplastic syndrome.

Jon Robert Cavaiani (August 2, 1943 – July 29, 2014) was a U.S. Army soldier a POW and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration — the Medal of Honor — for his actions in the Vietnam War. He died on July 29, 2014 at the age of 70 in Stanford, California. Jon had myelodysplastic syndrome.