What WW11 Bullets and Prejudice Could not, CANCER Did. Vernon Baker is Dead.
I’m adding this because it is important and I’m working on a cancer blog.
The Spokesman-Review
Vernon Baker, the only living black World War II veteran to receive
the Medal of Honor – the nation’s highest commendation for
battlefield valor – died at his home south of St. Maries, Idaho,
Tuesday. He was 90.
Baker died after a long battle with cancer, family members said.
“I loved him. For me, he was the hero in my life,” said Baker’s stepdaughter, Alexandra Pawlik. “I named my son after him.”
Baker will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery, said family friend Lil Shanks, a spokeswoman for the family.
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