During his service in the Vietnam War, Joel Walker received the national defense service medal, good conduct medal, Vietnam service medal, Vietnam campaign medal, Navy unit commendation medal and the Purple Heart.
March 24, 2024
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March 24, 2024 1:08 a.m.
'I matter'
Quilt of Valor honors 'the boy who went to war'
At his Quilt of Valor ceremony, the empty table in the corner was first and foremost on Joel Walker’s mind. It was a place set for his fallen friend, Romey Earl Hughart Jr., who was killed in action August 11, 1966. “That’s going to be a tough one, he was a good friend,” Walker said.