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Old 10-06-2013, 01:20 PM
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Default Oldest Medal of Honor recipient dies

R.I.P. ole timer..Well done..

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CRESSKILL, N.J. – A World War II veteran and the nation's oldest living Medal of Honor recipient has died in New Jersey.

Nicholas Oresko, an Army master sergeant who was badly wounded when he single-handedly took out two enemy bunkers during the Battle of the Bulge in 1945, died Friday night at Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, hospital officials announced Saturday. He was 96.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/10/05...r-winner-dies/
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Old 10-06-2013, 01:21 PM
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Awesome. An amazing honor to get that.
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Old 10-06-2013, 01:43 PM
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RIP Thanks for your bravery and courage.
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