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| http://chrissmith.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=397697 | <span class ="kicker">Star Ledger article on Monmouth Vet:</span>Vietnam veteran from Monmouth County finally receives Bronze Star | 2014-11-10 | 2014 | 2014-11 | Republican | House | NJ | Christopher Smith | S000522 | chrissmith.house.gov | legacy | Star Ledger article on Monmouth Vet:Vietnam veteran from Monmouth County finally receives Bronze Star f t # e FREEHOLD, NJ, Nov 10, 2014 By Rob Spahr | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com/The Star-Ledger When Richard Walker, Jr. came home from Vietnam – and the conflict he volunteered to serve in with the U.S. Army – the last thing he was thinking about was collecting the medals he earned there. "I think I did a good job and I was proud that I served. But when I came home, we were 'baby killers' and 'dope smokers,' and if you came back as a military person you were ostracized," Walker said. "So I came home, grew my hair long, traveled the country for a few years, finally met a good wife and settled down." However, when the 66-year-old Neptune City resident's son, Steven, started asking about his service, looking through photos and asking about the medals he did not have, Walker reached out to U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-4th District) to see if it was still possible to get them. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |