Vietnam Veteran Receives Purple Heart 57 Years Later
July 02, 2026
July 02, 2026
WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news:
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Vietnam Veteran Receives Purple Heart 57 Years Later
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Fifty-seven years after Spec. 4 Raymond Williams was wounded in Vietnam, one Army Reserve noncommissioned officer made sure he finally had his moment.
For then-19-year-old Williams, 1969 was shaping up to be a year to forget before it even began. On Dec. 31, 1968, the young infantryman was being . . .
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Vietnam Veteran Receives Purple Heart 57 Years Later
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Fifty-seven years after Spec. 4 Raymond Williams was wounded in Vietnam, one Army Reserve noncommissioned officer made sure he finally had his moment.
For then-19-year-old Williams, 1969 was shaping up to be a year to forget before it even began. On Dec. 31, 1968, the young infantryman was being . . .