Marines stand and salute the nation’s colors during a ceremony for the presentation of retired Marine Sgt. Michael F. Van Houtte’s Bronze Star with ‘V’ device for Valor at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 21, 2017. Van Houtte received the award for his heroic achievement, 50 years ago today, in connection with combat operations against the enemy while serving as a Squad Leader when he was a Lance Corporal with Company M, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division in Vietnam.

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