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Medal-of-honor winners illustrate true heroism

The stories of the two medal-of-honor winners who are scheduled to attend the unveiling of The Wall That Heals in Temple Thursday give insight into how and why the country's highest service honor is awarded.The deeds of Louis Rocco, 62, and Robert E. O'Malley, 57, might be the stuff of a screenwriter's fancy except that they really happened, and people who otherwise might not be alive, are because of their actions."Those guys are heroes spelled out in big bold all capital letters," said Gregory F. Hartigan, special projects chairman of Bell Post VFW 1820. "If you see what they did to earn the medal, you can see why they received it." by Clay Coppedge
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