Black Owl Posted March 11, 2007 Share #1 Posted March 11, 2007 MONTVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Billy Walkabout, a native Cherokee whose actions in Vietnam made him among most decorated soldiers of the war, died March 7 in Connecticut. He was 57. Walkabout received the Distinguished Service Cross, Purple Heart, five Silver Stars and five Bronze Stars. He was believed to be the most decorated Native American soldier of the Vietnam War, according to U.S. Department of Defense reports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cecdoo Posted March 11, 2007 Share #2 Posted March 11, 2007 May he rest in Peace......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hipshot Posted March 11, 2007 Share #3 Posted March 11, 2007 rest in peace, brother. and thanks! just jt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tartan Terror Posted March 12, 2007 Share #4 Posted March 12, 2007 MONTVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Billy Walkabout, a native Cherokee whose actions in Vietnam made him among most decorated soldiers of the war, died March 7 in Connecticut. He was 57. Walkabout received the Distinguished Service Cross, Purple Heart, five Silver Stars and five Bronze Stars. He was believed to be the most decorated Native American soldier of the Vietnam War, according to U.S. Department of Defense reports. I wonder if we will here anything PGR wise. I would love to ride a mission in honor of this man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hipshot Posted March 12, 2007 Share #5 Posted March 12, 2007 i did some checking, billy died from "agent orange complications"! finally ,after 30+ years, our gov.t is admitting that agent orange caused health problems!!!!! he was also THE most decorated soldier,of any race, in the viet nam war! just jt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mavericksix Posted March 12, 2007 Share #6 Posted March 12, 2007 So long, my brother in arms.. Semper Fi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Owl Posted March 12, 2007 Author Share #7 Posted March 12, 2007 finally ,after 30+ years, our gov.t is admitting that agent orange caused health problems!!!!! just jt Admitting it is one thing, doing the right thing an entirely different kettle of fish.... as many of us know first hand.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest budman Posted March 13, 2007 Share #8 Posted March 13, 2007 Rest in Peace Brother, your war is finally over. Now it's time for the Gov't to do the right thing. Hope the PGR will do an Honor Mission for this Warrior. It would be an Honor to ride it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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