Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR] address those in attendance for The Bronze Star (with Valor) Medal ceremony honoring retired Army Specialist Gerald J. Kawecki of Gresham, held at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum on May 25, 2021. Specialist Kawecki was finally recognized decades later 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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