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1st Battalion, 14th Infantry


Thomas W. Bennett
Medal of Honor Recipient Honored
Presentation by President Nixon

President Nixon presenting Gale with Tom's Medal of Honor. 
Behind them, L-R: George Bennett, Kermit Gray and Jim Bennett.

The Bennett/Gray family together with Col. Robert B. Lander, CO 1-14th
and Lt. James McBee, Platoon Leader of the 2nd Platoon.

Family and friend at the Pentagon: Kermit Gray, George Bennett, Gale Gray,
Frank K. (Pete) Everest, Jr. and Jim Bennett. Brig Gen. Everest is 
a long time family friend.

Arrival in Washington: Gale Gray, Tom's Mother, and Kermit Gray, 
Tom's Step-father.
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**Thanks to Robert B. Miller<Rb_miller10@comcast.net>, brother of Gale Miller Bennett Gray,
Tom Bennett's mother.


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