'On the day he died, they had been inserted into an area where there was a Viet Cong battalion. So as soon as they hit the ground, they were in a firefight,' said Frank's brother, William Humes.
"On the day he died, they had been inserted into an area where there was a Viet Cong battalion. So as soon as they hit the ground, they were in a firefight," said Frank's brother, William Humes.Corporal Frank Humes' Purple Heart has traversed multiple continents, passed through different hands across multiple decades, and now it has finally returned home.
Frank was shot in the back of the head. He was awarded two Purple Hearts, the Silver Star and two Bronze Star Medals.William said he never learned the actual details of his brother's death until a 2002 reunion with Frank's fellow service members. That's when he was blown away by two of Frank's teammates, including Larry Flanagan.
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