Vietnam vet gets Distinguished Service Cross

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It took more than 38 years but retired 1st Sgt. Claude Quick received his Distinguished Service Cross.

Quick served in the Vietnam War and on May 19, 1966 he was a medic attached to the 2nd Battalion, 27th Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, when his company came across Viet Cong forces in the Bo Loi Woods. The ?Wolfhounds? encountered heavy fire from automatic weapons. Quick rushed through the thick forest to provide aid and medical attention to his fellow Soldiers. As he worked in the jungle, he was injured, yet remained to help save the lives of others. At the time of the attack Quick was a Specialist Five.

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