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Purple Heart returned
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Purple Heart returned

  • Neita Cecil
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Following a brief ceremony Thursday, a Purple Heart medal found by a local man 27 years ago in an attic started its journey back to its owner, a 67-year-old Vietnam veteran in Georgia.

A medal goes home
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A medal goes home

  • Neita Cecil
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In a surreal sequence of events, The Dalles resident Richard Hicks’ insomnia led to the return, after nearly 50 years, of a Purple Heart medal to a Vietnam veteran who lives in Georgia.

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Veterans focusing on disability information

  • Veterans’ Services The Dalles
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The focus this month is on the need for all veterans whose current disability rating is 60 percent or above to contact the Veterans’ Services office.