German-born Vietnam veteran awarded Silver Star almost 40 years later

AP Worldstream | January 24, 2006| | Copyright

JIM McDONALD, Associated Press Writer
AP Worldstream
01-24-2006
Dateline: HANAU, Germany
A U.S. Army helicopter pilot who flew into a sniper-ridden valley to rescue wounded soldiers during the Vietnam War received a long-overdue Silver Star for heroism on Tuesday.

Retired Chief Warrant Officer Walter Schramm _ at 75 still fit enough to wear his dress uniform from 30 years ago _ stood at attention as the medal was added to the Distinguished Flying Cross and other medals and ribbons on his chest.

"You don't do these things for gain or glory, there's a mutual obligation and comradeship," he told ...

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