Vet who got medal late, through mail, may get ceremony
By Dan Blottenberger, Stars and Stripes
European edition, Tuesday, August 18, 2009
BAMBERG, Germany — A Vietnam veteran who waited 40 years to get his Bronze Star — only to receive it in the mail — might soon get his day in the sun.
Late last month, Alfred Pankey, a retired Army staff sergeant, received his Bronze Star Medal with “V” device in a nondescript yellow envelope sent to his Bamberg post office box.
U.S. Army Europe leaders decided to look into the delayed medal after a story about him appeared in Stars and Stripes.
Bruce Anderson, a spokesman for U.S. Army Europe, said the command is looking into the possibility of presenting Pankey his medal in “ the appropriate forum.” He did not provide any further details.
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