Vietnam veterans impacted by effects of Agent Orange given new recognition with Orange Heart medal
According to the federal government, an estimated 300,000 Vietnam veterans have died from the dangers of Agent Orange. The ...
Two Jersey Shore veterans get medals they earned the hard way in Vietnam over 50 years ago
Pete Celentano of Jackson and Michael Vaccaro of Middletown braved danger and earned medals in Vietnam, but lost paperwork ...
Lester Wray honored with symbolic Purple Heart
Friends and family of a Vietnam veteran symbolically honored him with a Purple Heart medal he never received 55 years ago while recovering in Japan. Many know Lester F. Wray III as “Ripper” Wray or ...
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Looking back: Judson receives Purple Heart, Army commendation medal for Vietnam service
After more than four decades, and the efforts of Rep. Virginia Foxx and local veteran’s organizations, Jim Judson was ...
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Vietnam veteran receives Purple Heart 50 years later
He had been flown from Vietnam to Oahu and was in a coma. Oliveira never got his Purple Heart medal or a ceremony; he was busy getting irrigation and blood transfusions in the hospital.
Murrysville church will host 'Orange Heart' ceremony for Vietnam veterans exposed to Agent Orange
Jerry Deible of Murrysville can remember standing on the ground at a Vietnam firebase in the early 1970s, staring up at a ...
Pentagon quietly restores web page on Black Medal of Honor recipient after backlash over ‘DEI’ label
The Department of Defense (DoD) on Monday quietly restored a web page it had removed about Army Maj. Gen. Charles Rogers, a ...
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Two Jersey Shore veterans get medals they earned the hard way in Vietnam over 50 years ago
Both men earned medals for their service in the Vietnam War, but never received ... His injuries in combat made him eligible to receive a Purple Heart medal. He never got it.