Cpl. Daniel L. Heller Receives Navy Cross 55 Years After Heroic Actions
August 29, 2024
August 29, 2024
WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- The U.S. Marine Corps issued the following official news:
By Sgt. Ethan Craw, Headquarters Marine Corps
Cpl. Daniel L. Heller, a U.S. Marine Corps Vietnam War veteran, received the Navy Cross from Gen. Eric M. Smith, the 39th Commandant of the Marine Corps, during an award ceremony Wednesday Aug. 28, 2024, at Marine Barracks Washington, D.C., for his actions on Feb. 13, 1969, during Operation Dewey Canyon in the Vietnam War.
Heller in . . .
By Sgt. Ethan Craw, Headquarters Marine Corps
Cpl. Daniel L. Heller, a U.S. Marine Corps Vietnam War veteran, received the Navy Cross from Gen. Eric M. Smith, the 39th Commandant of the Marine Corps, during an award ceremony Wednesday Aug. 28, 2024, at Marine Barracks Washington, D.C., for his actions on Feb. 13, 1969, during Operation Dewey Canyon in the Vietnam War.
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