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BIDEN TO AWARD MEDAL OF HONOR TO UNION SOLDIERS IN 'ONE OF THE EARLIEST SPECIAL OPERATIONS' IN ARMY HISTORY Those honored posthumously were Pvt. Bruno R. Orig, Pfc. Wataru Nakamura, Cpl.

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A special ceremony was held for a Vietnam War veteran, Commander Clyde Lassen, at Mount Soledad National Veterans Memorial.

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