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Family of 92nd Infantry 'Buffalo' Division soldier formally receives the Silver Star
Army Reserve Col. Albert F. Gruber, left, 330th Medical Brigade, presents the Silver Star to Betty Jane DePriest, 86, during a military funeral honor ceremony recognizing Army Sgt. Lawrence V. Blanchet, WWII Veteran, killed in action on the Italian front with the 92nd Infantry “Buffalo” Division in 1945. During the ceremony the Blanchet family also received a U.S. flag. The ceremony also included three volleys of shots fired, taps played and a flag folding presentation. (U.S. Army photo by Anthony L. Taylor/Released)