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Archive Home > 2005 > February > 10 > Area soldier gets medal

Area soldier gets medal

Zedwick's Silver Star the first for an Oregon Guardsman since WWII

By Ernestine Bousquet / The Bulletin
February 10, 2005

An Oregon Army National Guard soldier from Bend was awarded the Silver Star - one of the military's highest honors - and became the first Oregon Guard member to receive it since World War II.

Sgt. Matthew Zedwick was awarded the Silver Star in a ceremony Wednesday in Iraq for his actions in a....

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