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Today’s Star Spangled Salute honors WWII Veteran Harold Nelson. Harold made six amphibious landings during the war, starting in North Africa and ending with an especially bloody fight in Anzio, Italy. In total, his unit saw more than 600 days of combat during World War II. Nelson was shot three times, had a grenade thrown at him and survived several other brushes with death. Proving, you just can’t keep a good man down. He earned two Purple Hearts and numerous other medals but one he never received was a Silver Star. A medal his daughter fought to get him for many years. Now, 80 years later, and at the age of 107, Harold finally had that medal pinned on his chest in a special ceremony. Thank you for being a member of the Greatest Generation Harold and THANK YOU for your service.
