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Former Lubbock Soldier Receives Bronze Star for Valor
Randall Pursell a former Specialist 4 and Monterey High School graduate from Lubbock received the Bronze Star with V device for heroism in South Vietnam on Feb 1 1969. He aided wounded soldiers under heavy fire while serving as a machine gunner on a helicopter, then helped 25 wounded to safety. The ceremony was by the 413th Civil Affairs Company. A parcel bomb at the Greek embassy cloakroom was defused by Army explosives experts in London. Scotland Yard questioned two men.
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Randall Pursell
4Th St
Pursell
Travis Pursell
68Th St
South Vietnam
Monterey High School
413Th Civil Affairs Co
London
UPD
Scotland Yard