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Old 02-27-2008, 09:33 AM   #1
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Korean Vet to get Medal of Honor

I was not sure were to post this but I wanted to share this story from military.com

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If anybody deserves that medal, its him. The Sgt. York of the Korean War. Its an atrocity that as he got older and suffered he had to pawn his medals and such. Freakin' horrible.

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absolutely deserved, sad that the recognition couldn't have come before he passed away.
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