Retired Army Specialist Gerald J. Kawecki of Gresham, Oregon address those attending his formal ceremony and presentation of The Bronze Star (with Valor) Medal ceremony, held at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Ore., on May 25, 2021. Specialist Kawecki was recognized decades after for his heroic actions and bravery under fire on November 22, 1968, in the Kien Hoa Province of Vietnam that saved the lives of four Americans during an encounter with enemy soldiers.

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