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Veterans Earn Legions Of Merit In Vietnam And Elsewhere
Retired Lt Col Gerald P Kelley receives his third Legion of Merit on Aug 8 near Long Bien Vietnam for October 1968 to August 1969 service as commanding officer of the 1st Engineer Battalion and deputy engineer for Headquarters 2nd Field Force His wife Helen lists Schofield Barracks Hawaii as their home Marine Pfc William G Keser son of Emtile Trova took part in Operation Pipestone Canyon with the 1st Marine Division and local civic programs to aid South Vietnam residents T Spt Stanley E Rice Jr a Pittsfield High School graduate and Air Force tech instructor graduate at Chanute AFB Illinois will remain at Chanute for duty Airman Jerry W Sims from Columbus Ohio is aiding Hurricane Camille recovery in the Biloxi area as part of the Air Training Command and Civil Defense teams Construction Mechanic J C Robert Grabicki USN husband of Patricia A O'Brien serves with the 3rd Naval Mobile Construction Brigade at Camp Haskins Vietnam Airman Paul A Mazur from Keesler AFB and more Biloxi relief efforts include medical teams and airlift operations Food and supplies are distributed to Bay St Louis Waveland Pass Christian and Gulfport with wreckage cleared and traffic directed Pittsfield High School referenced.