Berks veteran receives long-awaited Bronze Star Medal

Berks veteran receives long-awaited Bronze Star Medal

Most people wouldn’t be eager to volunteer for a dangerous, harrowing job that isn’t their responsibility to tackle. Charles Ziegler isn’t most people. That’s why when he was serving in the Army during the Vietnam War, assigned to help make a mess hall more efficient, he jumped into action when he heard the deafening whir of helicopter propellers. Ziegler was stationed at Landing Zone Baldy, located northwest of Chu Lai in central Vietnam, a spo…