GI killed in Vietnam War to get Medal of Honor
Richmond Times-Dispatch Wednesday 16th May, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is awarding the Medal of Honor to a Pennsylvania Army specialist killed in combat in 1970 while serving as a rifleman in Cambodia during the Vietnam War.
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