Army Brig. Gen. William Hall, the land component commander for the Arizona Army National Guard awards Trenton Mericle, a former Army Soldier and World War II veteran, a Bronze Star Medal and Combat Infantryman Badge Nov. 14 at Mericle’s home in Chandler, Ariz. Mericle had earned the awards as a .30 caliber machine gunner with the 186th Infantry Regiment, 41st Division, but had never received them until now. (National Guard Photo by Staff Sgt. Brian A. Barbour) Army WWII veteran receives Bronze Star 141114-Z-LW032-010

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