Decorated Cherokee Vet Dies at 57

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HARTFORD, Conn. - Billy Walkabout, a native Cherokee whose actions in Vietnam made him among the most decorated soldiers of the war, died March 7, his stepdaughter said Sunday. He was 57.

Walkabout received the Distinguished Service Cross, Purple Heart, five Silver Stars and five Bronze Stars. He was believed to be the most decorated Native American soldier of the Vietnam War, according to U.S. Department of Defense reports.

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Decorated Cherokee Vet Dies at 57

Walkabout, who lived in Montville, died of pneumonia and renal failure at a Norwich hosp...

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