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UNC Helps a Vietnam Vet Get His Purple Heart – 50 Years After He Served

U.S. Army veteran John Spencer served in Vietnam more than 50 years ago. Unlike many other vets, however, he’s been living for decades without the benefits and awards that he deserved – one of those being a Purple Heart. A program at the UNC School of Law changed that for Spencer. The law school held a ceremony to honor Army veteran John Spencer. (Chapelboro.com) Carolina alumna builds community for grad students
Yesenia Pedro Vicente ’13 came to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as an undergraduate student from Morganton, North Carolina, and describes her.