Lieutenant Commander Hugh F. Lecky, the "Heli Padre" of Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 11, receiving the Purple Heart in Vietnam in July 1965. He was the first Navy chaplain to be wounded during the Viet Cong attacks on Ba Gia on July 8. Brigadier General Keith B. McCutcheon pins the medal.

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