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Religions > Atheism |
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"stoney" |
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14 Apr 2006 09:35:31 AM |
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A day after getting WWII medals, veteran dies |
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12303771/
A day after getting WWII medals, veteran dies
Macht, 87, gets Bronze Star, Purple Heart more than 60 years late
MSNBC staff and news service reports
Updated: 8:06 p.m. ET April 13, 2006
VENTURA, Calif. - One day after receiving two medals more than six
decades late, a World War II Army veteran in a California nursing home
died at age 87, the Ventura County Star reported.
On Wednesday, Adam Macht was pinned with Bronze Star and Purple Heart
medals — more than 60 years after he earned them.
Macht served as a combat infantryman under Gen. George S. Patton during
World War II in Tunisia, Algeria and French Morocco. But he never
received the Bronze Star he earned for heroic service or the Purple
Heart he was awarded for wounds suffered in battle.
The oversight was uncovered when staff at Cypress Place Senior Living in
Ventura checked to see if he was eligible for veteran’s pension
benefits.
Macht suffered from Alzheimer's disease. He sat mostly still in his
wheelchair with his eyes closed during Wednesday's presentation
ceremony.
Chief Master Sgt. Benito Salinas of the Air National Guard called the
ceremony "a long overdue presentation" before pinning the three-inch
medals to Macht's green Army jacket.
He died Thursday morning at about 6:30 a.m. in his apartment, his
stepdaughter-in-law told the Star.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Fundies and trolls are cordially invited to
shove a wooden cross up their arses and rotate
at a high rate of speed. I trust you'll
be 'blessed' with a cornucopia of splinters.
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