CENTCOM senior leadership presents Bronze Star Medal to Vietnam vet [Image 1 of 2]

MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES

03.05.2013

Photo by Sgt. Fredrick J. Coleman 

U.S. Central Command Public Affairs           

Army Maj. Gen. Karl R. Horst. U.S Central Command chief of staff Army Command Sgt. Maj. Frank A. Grippe, USCENTCOM senior enlisted leader, watch as Kaye French presents her husband, Army Sgt. Robert French, a Bronze Star Medal March 5 for his actions during the Vietnam War in 1967. French served with the Mobile Riverine Forces, which was based on Navy ships in the South Vietnam Mekong Delta. His award comes 46 years after retired Army Capt. Jack Benedick, French’s platoon commander at the time, nominated him and four others for the award. (USCENTCOM photo by Sgt. Fredrick J. Coleman)

• Date Taken: 03.05.2013
• Date Posted: 03.07.2013 10:55
• Photo ID: 881209
• VIRIN: 130305-M-ZQ516-455
• Resolution: 3000x1857
• Size: 1.25 MB
• Location: MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, FLORIDA, US