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COLOR="#00FFFF" FACE="Times New Roman" >Awards & Decorations </FONT>             </div> <div> <B> <head> <script language="JavaScript">  </script>  </B></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="489" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 89 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="0dc7d350.jpg" border=0 width="125" height="53" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><bR> <bR> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><bR> <div> <IMG SRC="0b7341e0.png" border=0 width="52" height="30" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <IMG SRC="0a858250.png" border=0 width="88" height="37" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="1405d500.jpg" border=0 width="93" height="80" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="84"><div> <IMG SRC="14133500.jpg" border=0 width="51" height="80" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 ><NOBR><div> Combat Infantryman's Badge  </div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="14" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="-2" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Jump Wings Ranger Tab</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="123"><div> 4th Armored </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 1st  Infantry </div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <B>        THE BIG RED ONE</B></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="360" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 176 ><NOBR><bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="337" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 117 ><NOBR><bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="0d878140.jpg" 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JUST IN FROM DOA</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFF99" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B>*</B></FONT></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div>             </div> <div>  <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Times New Roman" >Click Thumbnails  Below For Larger Images</FONT></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="585" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 739 ><NOBR><div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="3" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="567" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#FFFFFF" BORDERCOLORDARK="#FFFFFF" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#111111 > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 122 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="."><U><IMG SRC="0f687720.jpg" border=0 width="135" height="114" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id59.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Silver Star"><U><IMG SRC="46591720.jpg" border=0 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22"><U><B> Bronze Star #2</B></U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B> </B><A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="_"><U><B> Purple Heart #1  </B></U></A><B> </B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="137"><div> <A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Title 25"><U><B>Purple Heart#2 </B></U></A><B>  </B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="138"><div> <B> </B><A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Title 25"><U><B>Purple Heart #3</B></U></A></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="3" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="568" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#FF0000" BORDERCOLORDARK="#FFFFFF" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#111111 > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 123 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id28.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Army Commendation 1"><U><IMG SRC="0fd87710.jpg" border=0 width="135" height="113" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id26.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Title 26"><U><IMG 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</NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="140"><div> <B>VN</B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B> </B></FONT><B> Cross  of Gallantry with with Gold Star</B></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="3" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="567" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#FF0000" BORDERCOLORDARK="#FFFFFF" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#111111 > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 122 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id33.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Title 33"><U><IMG SRC="18e87750.jpg" border=0 width="135" height="117" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="131"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="122" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="131" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="129"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="122" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="129" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="143"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="122" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="143" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 27 WIDTH="135"><div> <B>VN</B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFCC33" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B> </B></FONT><B> Cross  of Gallantry with Silver  Star</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="131"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="27" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="131" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="129"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="27" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="129" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="143"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="27" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="143" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="12790190.png" border=0 width="400" height="25" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>MEDALS WORN ON THE CLASS A UNIFORM                  ACTUAL MEDALS REPRESENTED ABOVE</B></div> <bR> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="5" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="530" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" 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P38 and Ranger Tab  With First  Infantry Divison Patch</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="142762c0.jpg" border=0 width="118" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B> <embed src="HTMLobj-878/01-_jfk_wav.wav" autostart="true" hidden="true">   <embed src="HTMLobj-1091/vn13.mid" autostart="true" hidden="true">  </B></div> <bR> <div> All Rights Reserved © 2000 by Sonny Gratzer</div> </td> </tr></table></body>