Vietnam War veteran and Purple Heart recipient Ronald Hepper died in 2007 aged just 58, but last week, his widow, Ruth, was handed a keepsake that had been lost half a century ago: his dog tags from the war, which had been discovered in Russia, of all places.
In a special presentation last week, North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum returned the tags to Ruth. He later wrote in a tweet, “We are forever grateful for his courageous service and sacrifice.”
