Family finally accepts death of Navy corpsman shot down in Vietnam
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LARGO — For years, Eileen Brady kept the remains in a box in her closet, each bone protected individually in bubblewrap.
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Friends recall only nurse killed by hostile fire in Vietnam
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40 years after the end of the Vietnam War, local veterans remember
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Navy signs off on first exemptions for COVID-19 vaccine
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George Robert Sullivan Collection
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Fallujah anniversary: Tracking down the US Marine 'Death Dealers
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Family finally accepts death of Navy corpsman shot down in Vietnam
Iconic Vietnam photo reunites Marine with doctor who saved his
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The Vietnam War: The Pictures That Moved That Most
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Navy Corpsman Receives Silver Star