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Posted: 7:25 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013

Sidney family finally receive military medals

Army Sergeant Robert Gold KIA 46 years ago

By Steve.Baker@CMGOhio.com

Northern Bureau Chief

SIDNEY, Ohio —

The widow of Army Sgt. Robert Gold of Sidney, killed in action in Vietnam February 26, 1967, received his Bronze Star for Valor during a ceremony Tuesday evening in Sidney at the VFW. Carleen Pettit and Sgt. Gold were high school sweethearts.

Twenty days after they were married he left for the jungles of Vietnam. Five months later he was killed in action. It was exactly 46 years ago.

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