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Published 12:00 am Wednesday, February 9, 2000

Charlie Meadows of Ironton shows his grandson, Charles Cody Wilds, 8, a piece of shrapnel and Purple Heart and Bronze Star medals he received during the Vietnam War.

Wednesday, February 09, 2000

Charlie Meadows of Ironton shows his grandson, Charles Cody Wilds, 8, a piece of shrapnel and Purple Heart and Bronze Star medals he received during the Vietnam War. He lost his leg after he was hit while retrieving ammunition for his M60 machine gun.

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