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Pennsylvania Soldier Honored for Courage
Army Lt. Walter J. Marm Jr., from Washington Pennsylvania, receives the Medal of Honor for heroism in the Ia Drang battle in November 1965. Marm killed 18 North Vietnamese soldiers and was wounded while leading his platoon at Chu Pong Mountain, as his family and relatives prepare to witness the medal ceremony with Secretary of the Army Stanley R. Resor.
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