At Waco s Pearl Harbor Day remembrance ceremony Thursday, Doris Miller s family members called for a letter-writing campaign to President Biden to encourage the Medal of Honor for their "Uncle Dorie."
During the attack on Pearl Harbor, Mess Attendant Miller manned an anti-aircraft gun and downed enemy planes, despite the fact that the racially segregated steward’s branch of the Navy was not trained to use anti-aircraft guns.
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Congressman Darrell Issa last week announced that Navy Captain E. Royce Williams (Ret.) of Escondido and Hidden Meadows will receive the Navy Cross on January 20, in San Diego. “Royce Williams is 97 years young, a Top Gun pilot like no other, and an American hero for all time,” said Rep. Issa. “The heroism and
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