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Point Pleasant Beach native gets Congressional Gold Medal

World War II Army Rangers honored with Congressional Gold Medal

John Wardell, 99, as he and U.S. Army Ranger veterans from World War II were honored with the Congressional Gold Medal on Thursday.“To be a Ranger is to live by a code: Courage. Sacrifice. Resolve,” Wardell said.

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Point Pleasant Beach native gets Congressional Gold Medal as one of last WWII Army Rangers

John Wardell is one of just five remaining Army Rangers out of 6,500 in World War II, and he has been honored with a Congressional Gold Medal.

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WW II Army Rangers awarded Congressional gold medal

House Speaker Mike Johnson will present a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the Army Rangers Veterans of World War II in recognition of their dedicated and extraordinary service

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Evening Brief: Pentagon Renames USNS Harvey Milk After World War II Medal of Honor Recipient

Meanwhile, the Navy renames a ship to reflect a new warrior ethos, Ukraine confirms banned chemical weapons in its war zone, ...

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World War II Victory Medal - Smithsonian Institution

The medal hangs on a ribbon of red and white with "rainbow" stripes on either side. The rainbow on each side of the ribbon is a miniature of the pattern used in the WWI Victory Medal. General ...

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The first and last Medals of Honor of World War II - Task & Purpose

Close to 15 million Americans served in the military during World War II. But the Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest award for combat bravery, was awarded just 473 times.

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Family receives World War II hero’s Purple Heart at ceremony in Geneva

Edward Gorski Jr.’s Purple Heart medal was returned by the Illinois treasurer’s office to the World War II veteran’s grandson, Shawn.

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