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Archive Home > 2008 > July > 06 > Washington man receives Purple Heart, 63 years later

Washington man receives Purple Heart, 63 years later

By The Associated Press / The Bulletin
July 6, 2008

LONGVIEW, Wash. — After a 63-year wait, Lyle Chambers has received a Purple Heart for his heroism as a 19-year-old Marine private during the World War II South Pacific battle of Peleliu.

Chambers, now 83, received a large, brown envelope in his mailbox at his home near Silver Lake. It....

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