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A True Hero’s Autograph

Medal of Honor recipient Gary G. Wetzel signs an attendee's Medal of Honor book during a convention in Gettysburg, Pa., Thursday. Pvt. First Class Wetzel was serving in Vietnam as a door gunner on the day his helicopter was shot down and he and other survivors came under heavy enemy fire. The Medal of Honor Society annual convention gives the public an opportunity to collect autographs of the men who have been honored by Congress for risking their lives beyond the call of duty in combat. (AP Photo/The Evening Sun, Clare Becker)

Question: Has any member of your family been recognized with a medal for valor during war?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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