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    Apr 02, 2019 2 minutes

    , a helicopter pilot who received the Medal of Honor for saving the lives of 40 soldiers and four of his own crew members, died at age 89 on Jan. 21 in Ypsilanti, Michigan. He originally received the Distinguished Service Cross for his actions in South Vietnam on May 15, 1967, but the commendation was upgraded in

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