ITALIAN HERO

 
 

It took nearly 40 years, but Army Captain Humbert Roque Versace finally got the Medal of Honor. President George W. Bush awarded it posthumously in aWhite House ceremony July 8 to his family and friends, who formed the group Friends of Rocky Versace that for years had lobbied the government to recognize this forgotten hero.

 
     
     
     

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