Weekly History Wrap-Up: 07/15/11
July 15, 2011
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Friday means time for the Weekly History Wrap-Up.
Members of the 238th Combat Engineer Battalion are holding a reunion this week in New Bern, North Carolina.
World War II waist gunner, Henry Yekel, climbed back into a vintage bomber as part of the Wings of Freedom Tour.
A pair of World War II mortars were recently found at Folly Beach, South Carolina.
Former Vietnam War enemies reunited in East Hartford, Connecticut to make for an interesting conversation.
Korean War veterans gathered this week in Newark, New Jersey for a special honor.
And lastly, Ranger Sgt. Leroy Petry was awarded the Medal of Honor this week at the White House.
Til Monday, have a historical weekend.