Why it took 53 years for an Australian Vietnam vet to be honoured | ABC News

For their efforts in a helicopter assault force during the Vietnam war, a 10-person Australian-American unit received war medals, but one member couldn't be tracked down.
After 53 years, Tasmanian man Patrick Halley realised that he had missed out, and has been awarded his Gunner Wings.
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