Siox City Journal: Sioux City veteran honored to meet other Purple Heart recipients in New York trip

SIOUX CITY — Like many who have been in military combat, Patrick Burgess was less than an inch, sometimes maybe a second or two, away from having his Purple Heart awarded posthumously.

A combat engineer trained in demolition and minesweeping who first deployed to Vietnam in November 1967, Burgess spent days on patrols, blowing up mines and engaging with North Vietnamese soldiers he often couldn't see through the dark of night or the thick vegetation.

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