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updated 6:30 p.m.EDT, Fri September 3, 2010

Chief Master Sgt. Richard Etchberger's heroics were kept secret because the U.S. wasn't supposed to have troops in Laos during the Vietnam War. But 42 years later, he will receive the military's highest award for bravery. FULL STORY

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