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John W. Ripley dies at 69; Marine received Navy Cross for heroism in Vietnam War

Retired Marine Corps Col. John W. Ripley, a Vietnam war hero who was awarded the Navy Cross for risking his life to blow up a strategic Highway 1 bridge that halted the advance of North Vietnamese troops and tanks during the 1972 Easter Offensive, has died. He was 69.

By Dennis McLellan

November 4, 2008

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