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Vietnam veteran awarded Bronze Star, 50 years later
On Thursday retired Army Specialist Ronald Mallory received the nation s fourth-highest honor for military personnel: the Bronze Star. Author: 13News Now Staff Updated: 11:14 PM EST March 4, 2021
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. It was an honor 50 years in the making.
Retired Army Specialist Ronald Mallory received the nation s fourth-highest honor for military personnel: the Bronze Star.
This award was given for his brave actions on February 23, 1971, during the Vietnam War. Mallory s gun truck, Brutus, was attacked and his team was seriously hurt. He was able to drive them to safety but rarely talked about that day after getting home.
U.S. Army Transportation Museum
For those fascinated by military logistics, the U.S. Army Transportation Museum is a satisfying destination, with exhibits about the role of the Conestoga wagon in the Revolutionary War; the famous Red Ball Express truck convoys of World War II; and the rapid loading and unloading of entire trains, a trick taught to the Army by the Ringling Bros Circus.
The highly-combustible Bell Rocket Belt: unfit for any battlefield.
For the rest of us? This museum might
sound like a place too specialized for offbeat enjoyment but that would be a false impression, because nested among its Jeeps, Humvees, and Huey helicopters are some of the