CHARLOTTE, NC - Rep. Mel Watt (12th District of North Carolina) recently presented military service awards to Harry Gaston of Charlotte.
Mr. Gaston, a Vietnam veteran, had never received the medals he had earned during the Vietnam War and had contacted Rep. Watt’s office for assistance. Rep. Watt assisted Mr. Gaston in obtaining a total of eight military service awards including the Purple Heart, the Air Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam Defense Service Medal, the Combat Infantryman Badge 1st Award, the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Ribbon with Device, the Parachutist Badge-Basic and the Sharpshooter Badge and Mortar Bar and Rifle Bar.
Rep. Watt said: “It is an honor to pin a Purple Heart on someone who served his country so valiantly and to be able to obtain all the medals and honors such a deserving person richly merits.”
