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History of the Tomb Vietnam
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Vietnam WarSelectionTransportInternmentDisintermentThe Crypt**Some
of the information on the selection, transport and ceremonies of the Vietnam
Unknown Soldier were taken from different sources, with the primary source being
the Center for Military History Publication #70-15 |
Selection
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General Jerome F. O'Malley (USA) and SGM Allan J. Kellogg (USMC), salute the Vietnam Unknown Soldier, after presenting the Purple Heart Medal.
This is to
certify that
The President of the United States of America
Has awarded the
Purple Heart
Established by General George Washington
at Newburgh, New York, August 7, 1782
To
The Unknown American
of the Vietnam Era
for wounds received
in action
(The citation was signed by the Secretaries of the
Army, Navy, Air Force and Department of Transportation)
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