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GI killed in Vietnam receives Medal of Honor

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    Soldier died saving fellow Americans more than 40 years ago

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Nation's highest military honor on a US soldier who gave his own life to save the lives of those around him on the battlefield.

And while his act of bravery only recently came to like it actually happened.

More than forty years ago.

Today yeah.

For decades after.

-- sacrifice.

We can set the record straight that record dates to 1970.

Army specialist -- -- -- -- just one month with his new wife and Western Pennsylvania before the army -- him to Cambodia.

We -- thirty days together and then he left in November.

And I never saw him again specialists -- April.

Tune when enemy fighters ambushed the group and killed seven soldiers.

The company commander remembers how specialists say -- charged the enemy drawing fire away from the restaurant group.

Pardons and parents are -- point seven Pennsylvania.

-- and are important and -- and grenades.

We're told specialists say -- picked up a grenade that landed near another soldier and threw it away.

Shielding the other soldier but injuring himself in the process the army tells -- specialists say -- continued to charge the enemy.

Taking several shots before tossing grenades into the enemy bunker.

The explosion took out the gunman but killed specialist -- as well he save this comrades.

Meant more to him.

The life to -- at the White House specialists say -- finally got the recognition the president says he deserves.

For decades after the paperwork apparently -- through the cracks at the Pentagon.

-- -- those -- accepted the medal of bond funds but.

Metal ball bring him back from my heart beats the pride.

For less for -- because he is finally receiving tribute for his sacrifice and bravery.

-- thank you for the lord didn't say it we miss you.

We love your resting --

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