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Army News Briefs Include Medal of Honor Hero and Local Vets
The Fort Lee Quartermaster Museum recalls Cpl John C Hesse who saved regimental colors in April 1861 and earned the Medal of Honor, while his grandson John G Hesse seeks Civil War details. Army education levels rise with 79.8 percent of enlisted high school graduates, and officers increasingly hold college and graduate degrees. A missile career option is described with recruitment efforts in Corry and Union City. Vietnam dental care and voting campaigns are noted, along with Sergeant Danny Gill spotting Lynne Burns from Marion Arkansas in a US performance. Pittsburgh reports record city murders at 63 with 18 county-wide, per Dr Cyril Wecht.
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SFC
Don Burgess
Fort Lee, Va
Quartermaster Museum
8Th Infantry Regiment
John C. Hesse
Petersburg
8Th Infantry
John G. Hesse
Army
Cyril Wecht
Pittsburgh
Wecht