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Wednesday, January 04, 2006

A warrior dies
Samuel N. Blatchford, a B-17 radio operator and gunner; Korean War veteran and Vietnam ground forward air controller, has passed away Dec. 23.

Blatchford earned 28 medals, including the Silver Star, Legion of Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross with one oak leaf cluster, four Purple Hearts, six Air Medals and the Prisoner of War Medal.

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