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UNKNOWN SOLDIER
Born in America in 1943, the Unknown Soldier received his Doctor in Jewish Theology and became a Rabbi. He was drafted into service during the Vietnam war.
As a Jewish Chaplain, in the military, he was in charge of the soldiers religious and spiritual needs regardless of denomination. He was also very interested in medicine.
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He revealed in letters to home that he would be present at the June 9, 1965, ambush at Dong Xoai. This battle was under the command of Special Forces Staff Sergeant Donald Dedmon, who was killed in action.5 During the battle, the motorized medics were killed and the Unknown Soldier took over attending to the wounded. Eventually, he too was killed in action.
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