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Sunday, September 18, 2011

Vietnam Veteran finally gets Purple Heart and other honors

Veterans Spotlight: Marine earned Purple Heart, other honors in Vietnam
By Joe Crankshaw
Posted September 14, 2011

FORT PIERCE — Constant patrols, search and destroy missions, ambushes and reconnaissance, that is what Bruce Hudson, 64, of Indian River Estates, thinks about when he remembers his time in the Marines in South Vietnam.

Much of the time, he said, his unit was engaged with regulars of the North Vietnam Army who didn't want his unit building a combat outpost on land they claimed.

"They were tenacious," Hudson said. "They didn't ever back down, just stand up and shoot at everyone."
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