Vietnam vet posthumously awarded Navy Cross
Photo credit: Craig Ruttle | Riley Kaler, 8, holds a folded American Flag presented to her family in honor of her Great Uncle Richard Kaler as her father Robert (nephew of Richard) Kaler, far right, holds a medal given to him by Sen. Kirstin Gillibrand (left), during a ceremony at North Shore LIJ Community Health Center. (Nov. 11, 2011)
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Forty-five years after Lance Cpl. Richard Kaler, of Patchogue, was killed in the Vietnam War, the younger generations of his family Friday got to hold and admire for the first time the Navy Cross that the Marine gunner had earned.
Nephew Robert Kaler, of Bayport, and other relatives accepted the Navy Cross -- the highest decoration given by the Navy -- the Purple Heart and other medals and...
