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noon 2will beilaclur-*e withard ofe year cl from ass ofi .Jackie late . HisMinne-f Jack-ci Mrs. \. and ie andVilliam 1 Coun-vay at home retiredn Piki-*Posthumouss .Honors For Benht2 p.m2nd. Lt. Sanders dSintermMr. and Mrs. Harold Sanders. cemeU :M0 Webster avenue, whose sonj The was the first Morgan county bat-!from t I tie casualty in the Vietnam war, neral 1 j were in Springfield June 1st o’clocl land received two citations1 j awarded posthumously to Sec- \jond Lieutenant Charles W. yVHIi Sanders who lost his life March i(.nS f■ IKIh .Man si iThe presentations were made ; I'ielu, ’ } by F. M. Mueller. Jr.. Major, Sunda; Ordnance C Executive Officer j at the Armory in Springfield.! One was the Purple Heart j awarded for injuries received I vilie c ton March lath and the other,j | The Bronze Star Medal, by, direction of The President, for: CAR.. “Distinguishing himself by; service outstanding meritorious service in connection with ground operations against a hostile force in the Republic of Vietnam during!Leroy ! the period. January IH. 1967 tol^ev. lt;March 18, 1967. ton. Ill“Through his untiring efforts I malt;wFunerjThompintermwill be day rchurchetery i Frier Funeraand professional ability, he consistently obtained outstanding results. He was quick to grasp the implications of new prob-!ai- m lems with which he was faced' as a result of ever changing «i situations inherent in a con- MT. terinsurgency operation and to i service find ways and means to solve: long til (hose problems. will be‘The energetic application of ^his extensive knowledge has;^ev- * materially contributed to the ]town 1 efforts of the United States Mis-i J110111 vv sion to the Republic of Vietnam! ter-v* to assist that country in ridding ilself of the Communist threat *to its freedom. PITT“His initiative, zeal, sound; *judgement and devotion to duty have been in the highest tradition of the military service and reflect great credit upon him- Par” 0 self, his unit and the UnitedSIiiIps Armv. De'™“j; .....Fnena I honrI 1¥7! • ninn orMonda'Chapel*
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Jacksonville Courier
Jacksonville, Illinois, US
Mon, Jun 05, 1967
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