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Wis. WWII veteran gets medal after 65 years

By ASSOCIATED PRESS   Saturday, November 10, 2012 - 6:17 p.m.
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KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin man who left the U.S. Air Force 65 years ago couldn’t keep away the tears when he finally received his World War II Victory Medal this week.

George Michel of New Berlin thought the local school celebration Friday was just like all the other Veterans Day events he’d attended in previous years. But when he noticed family members from out of state in the audience he realized something was afoot.

Then a teacher stepped forward and announced to the audience that Michel was about to receive his Victory Medal. He says when he heard that, “I just about melted.”

Michel was with an Air Force squadron in England. A Kenosha News report says his first air mission was days after the D-Day invasion in June 1944.




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bryn
Nov 11, 2012 at 7:30 p.m.
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as far as I'm concerned all Vetrans display individual acts of heroism just by being in service to our country. Thank-You to all service men and women past and present.

gazettefan
Nov 11, 2012 at 9:25 a.m.
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I think "more to the story" would reveal that a World War II Victory Medal is not awarded for an individual act of heroism. The AP was kind in leaving the impression that it is.

vnvet7071
Nov 11, 2012 at 8:59 a.m.
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Come on...there has to be more to the story than that !

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