Summary

AN INDIANA WORLD WAR II VET RECEIVES HIS MEDALS LATE.

Source CONUS Archive
Record ID 211226
Story Slug WWII Vet Medals
Location Carmel, Indiana
Format PKG
Date 8/21/2001
Archive Time 59:17
TRT 1:19
Supers Carmel, Indiana Albert Pierce, Worl War II Veteran Dr. Scott Pittman, Family Friend Vicki Duncan, Reporting
Video Description ALBERT PIERCE SHOWING THE PICTURE OF HIM IN THE SERVICE, SOT WITH ALBERT, SHOTS OF THE PICTURES OF ALBERT IN SERVICE, HIS MEDALS RECEIVED FOR HIS SERVICE, CU OF SERVICE AWARDS AND MEDALS, SOT WITH ALBERT, STILL OF ALBERT IN UNIFORM, SOT WITH FAMILY FRIEND, SHOT OF AUDIENCE AT CEREMONY, ALBERT RECEIVING THE MEDAL IN CEREMONY, CU OF THE BRONZE STAR NEXT TO THE PURPLE HEART ON HIS LAPEL, ALBERT BEING HUGGED, SOT WITH ALBERT.
Description AN INDIANA WORLD WAR II VET RECEIVES HIS MEDALS LATE.
Script LEAD: WE'VE ALL HEARD THE OLD SAYING "BETTER LATE THAN NEVER." AND THAT RINGS TRUE FOR A WORLD WAR TWO VETERAN GIVEN THE HONORS TODAY WHICH HAS BEEN DUE FOR 55 YEARS. VICKI DUNCAN HAS MORE. SCRIPT: MORE THAN HALF A CENTURY AGO ALBERT PIERCE SERVED IN THE US ARMY DURING WORL WAR TWO. (ALBERT, SOT, "The Lord protected me all the way. I've had so many close escape.") MR. PIERCE'S SERVICE IN OKINAWA AND KOREA EARNED HIM SEVERAL HONORS, INCLUDING A COMBAT INFANTRY BADGE, THE PURPLE HEART AND GOOD CONDUCT MEDALS. HE WAS ALSO TO RECEIVE THE BRONZE STAR. (ALBERT, SOT," When I got discharged...they was out of stars and they told me they would send me mine but I never did get it. ") OVER THE YEARS MR. PIERCE DIDN'T TALK MUCH ABOUT THE BRONZE STAR THAT HE NEVER RECEIVED. BUT A FRIEND FOUND OUT ABOUT IT. (SCOTT, SOT, "He knows what death and sacrifice are all about...so it's way for me and my family to say thank you to him.") (NATS, "It's my pleasure and my honor to present you with the bronze star...") TODAY FIFTY -FIVE YEARS AFTER HIS SERVICE ALBERT PIERCE RECEIVED HIS BRONZE STAR. (ALBERT, SOT, "I'm proud of it, I was no hero, I just done my job.") RECAP
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