Reed Hosts Special Medal Ceremony for Local Korean War Veteran
August 14, 2026
August 14, 2026
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release:
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Reed Hosts Special Medal Ceremony for Local Korean War Veteran
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CRANSTON, RI - The second oldest of four boys growing up in Providence in the midst of the Great Depression, Richard Mende, 94, had just completed high school when he was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1952 during the Korean War.
In an effort to connect this local Army veter . . .
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Reed Hosts Special Medal Ceremony for Local Korean War Veteran
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CRANSTON, RI - The second oldest of four boys growing up in Providence in the midst of the Great Depression, Richard Mende, 94, had just completed high school when he was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1952 during the Korean War.
In an effort to connect this local Army veter . . .