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3 Vietnam Marine veterans receive Bronze Stars more than 50 years later
The Marines fought alongside Medal of Honor recipient and then-Gunnery Sgt. John L. Canley during the Battle of Hue City.
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Remains of World War 2 Marine to be buried in Nashville
Marine Corps Reserve Cpl. William R. Ragsdale, 23, was wounded in action in Saipan, 1944.
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Congress salutes Marine veteran, the last WW2 Medal of Honor recipient
Only six other private citizens have received the honor: civil rights icon Rosa Parks, the Rev. Billy Graham and four Capitol police officers.
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Last surviving WW2 Medal of Honor recipient Woody Williams dies at 98
Marine veteran Hershel “Woody” Williams famously destroyed enemy positions with a flamethrower on Iwo Jima.
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World War II veterans honored a day before D-Day anniversary
A series of commemorations are honoring the nearly 160,000 troops from Britain, the United States, Canada and elsewhere who landed in Normandy on June 6, 1944.
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Vietnam Medal of Honor Marine dies after decade-long battle with cancer
Retired Marine Sgt. Maj. John L. Canley had received the Medal of Honor in October 2018 for heroic actions in Hue City, Vietnam, in 1968.
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Army posthumously promotes first Black colonel to one-star general
One of Young's descendants praised the Army for correcting the historical injustice.
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91st Brigade Engineer Bn. drove all night to honor death of oldest WWII vet
“When you Google or see the 91st Battalion mentioned in the news, it’s usually related to Mr. Brooks,” said battalion commander, Lt. Col. Patrick J. Sullivan.
Oldest US World War II veteran dies at 112 in New Orleans
His daughter plans to bury him wearing his new, replacement Army uniform, as he requested.
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Alabama Academy of Honor salutes retired Black Marine general
Maj. Gen. J. Gary Cooper was the first Black Marine officer to lead an infantry company into combat.
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