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Dec. 31, 2014

 Memories of Lance Cpl. kept alive since 1967 

                                As the propellers of the CH-46A Sea Knight helicopter cut across the sky, the peace of that June 30, 1967, night belied the danger inherent in the mission to the men on board. Tasked with inserting a            

Nov. 19, 2014

 Soldier returns home after 47 years 

                                He didn’t want to make a sound, but as U.S. Army Staff Sgt. James Van Bendegom’s heavy boots made way through the patrol route on the border between South Vietnam and Cambodia on July 12, 1967, there            

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