52 years later Marine Vietnam veteran receives Purple Heart
Todd South
A Marine veteran on the receiving end of friendly artillery fire in Vietnam finally received a Purple Heart for wounds sustained during that firefight – 52 years later.
The commander of the Military Order of the Purple Heart for Snake River Plain, Idaho, Chapter 829 awarded Bill “Rocket Man” Klobas, 71, his medal on June 18 at the Vet Center in Pocatello, Idaho.
“I would like to if I could, dedicate this to former veterans that I was with in Vietnam,” Klobas, choking back tears, said at the ceremony, footage shows.
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