Army Brig. Gen. William Hall, the land component commander for the Arizona Army National Guard speaks with Trenton Mericle, a 94-year-old former Army Soldier, Nov. 14 at Mericle’s home in Chandler, Ariz. Hall awarded Mericle, a World War II veteran who served with the 186th Infantry Regiment, 41st Division, a Bronze Star Medal and Combat Infantryman Badge he earned fighting the Japanese in New Guinea during the war. (National Guard Photo by Staff Sgt. Brian A. Barbour) Army WWII veteran receives Bronze Star 141114-Z-LW032-025

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