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Army Values

Sergeant Audie Murphy Club honorsVietnamVeterans

Story and photos by Gustavo Bahena

Public Affairs Office Sgt.1st Class Allan Vergara, a member of the Fort Irwin Sgt. 1st Class Koa Pickard, non-commissioned officer in
Sergeant Audie Murphy Club, pinned guest of honor Raul charge of the Fort Irwin Sergeant Audie Murphy Club,
Non-commissioned officers of a prestigious Army orga- Sandoval. Sandoval, of Victorville, served with the U.S. Army places a commemorative pin on Robert Knapp, a Veteran
nization recognized military Veterans in Barstow during a in Vietnam and was a prisoner of war. He served from 1969 of the Vietnam War era and resident of the California
ceremony, June 15. to 1971. Veterans Home in Barstow.

Five NCOs of the Fort Irwin Sergeant Audie Murphy See SAMC, page 17
Club honored Veterans who live or serve at the California
Veterans Home in Barstow and who performed military
service during the Vietnam War era. An additional NCO and
two Soldiers also supported the event, which offered the ser-
vicemembers another occasion to volunteer in a community
of the high desert.

During a pinning ceremony, the NCOs and Soldiers
placed a commemorative pin on shirts or hats of the Veter-
ans, who were not able to attend the annual Vietnam Veter-
ans recognition ceremony on Fort Irwin earlier this year.

Sergeant 1st Class Koa Pickard, NCO-in-charge of the
Fort Irwin SAMC, said his group routinely visits and support
the Veterans home. He added that it was a great opportunity
to return and pay tribute to Veterans who have made sacri-
fices in their service.

“As the Sergeant Audie Murphy Club, giving back to the
community is definitely at the forefront of what we do, but
going the extra mile and coming out here for actual Veterans
– here in Barstow – really helps put into perspective why you
serve, why you do what you do,” Pickard said.

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