Vietnam Vet's Bronze Star for Valor worth more than just mailing it in

Vet who got medal late, through mail, may get ceremony
By Dan Blottenberger, Stars and Stripes
European edition, Tuesday, August 18, 2009
BAMBERG, Germany — A Vietnam veteran who waited 40 years to get his Bronze Star — only to receive it in the mail — might soon get his day in the sun.

Late last month, Alfred Pankey, a retired Army staff sergeant, received his Bronze Star Medal with “V” device in a nondescript yellow envelope sent to his Bamberg post office box.

U.S. Army Europe leaders decided to look into the delayed medal after a story about him appeared in Stars and Stripes.

Bruce Anderson, a spokesman for U.S. Army Europe, said the command is looking into the possibility of presenting Pankey his medal in “ the appropriate forum.” He did not provide any further details.
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