HONOLULU (KHON2) — As Memorial Day closes in, a Hawaii man and Vietnam War veteran looks to share a piece of his military past in Washington, D.C.
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Combat medic veteran Allen “Doc” Hoe visited the USAA Poppy Wall of Honor, which offers a space of remembrance and reflection to honor the 600,000 service members who lost their lives in service to the country.
An American flag traveled with him, but it is not the average American flag.
It’s the flag he’s had since his time in combat, when he lost 18 members of his battalion after they were overrun by a regiment of the North Vietnamese Army in May 1968…