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Wednesday, November 6, 2013

National Guardsman serving since Vietnam retires

Last Vietnam veteran to actively serve in the RI National Guard retires
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
First Posted: November 05, 2013

CRANSTON, Rhode Island — The last Vietnam veteran to be an active-duty Rhode Island National Guardsman has retired, more than 40 years since he first enlisted.

Capt. Richard Gaudet retired Saturday following a ceremony at the Benefit Street Armory in Providence.

Gaudet enlisted in the Army in 1971 at age 17. During the war he was stationed in Thailand and made repeated trips into Vietnam as part of an aviation support unit.
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