'Getting Evacuated Wasn't on My Mind': Helena Native Receives Purple Heart Nearly 21 Years After Injury

'Getting evacuated wasn't on my mind': Helena native receives Purple Heart nearly 21 years after injury

It was Aug. 5, 2004, when a rocket-propelled grenade bounced off a wall and exploded 3 feet from Pfc. Kevin James Knight's head, knocking him unconscious.

SGT. “BEVO” BACK AT HOME TO RECOVER FROM BATTLE WOUNDS

SGT. “BEVO” BACK AT HOME TO RECOVER FROM BATTLE WOUNDS News Staff Mon, 05/26/2025 - 20:28 In-page image(s) X Body Home for the first time since December 25, 1942, and after approximately 10 months oversea duty with the 45th division, Sgt. James B. “Bevo” Olivo is “slightly excited and feeling fine.”When Sgt. Olivo met his wife in San Antonio, TX last Thursday from South Carolina and he and Mrs. Olivo and their daughter arrived here Monday eve…

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