War veteran Basil Plumley dies in Georgia
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War veteran Basil Plumley dies in Georgia

Ho Chi Minh City : Vietnam | Oct 11, 2012 at 6:29 AM PDT
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Plumley, a renowned career soldier whose exploits as an Army infantryman were portrayed in a book and the movie "We Were Soldiers," has died at 92 -- an age his friends are amazed that he lived to see. Plumley fought in World War II, the Korean War and Vietnam and was awarded a medal for making five parachute... FULL ARTICLE AT Fox
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CSM Basil Plumley Reception: 12OCT2012
CSM Basil Plumley Reception: 12OCT2012
From: The National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center
 
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