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Upshur County holds ceremony honoring Gilmer native Navy SEAL veteran Billy Wayne Machen

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Gilmer, Texas (KETK) - Upshur County held a tribute for Gilmer native, Billy Wayne Machen who was the first U.S. Navy SEAL killed during the Vietnam War. How a Florida retreat helps veterans struggling with PTSD Machen was killed in the line of duty, Aug. 19, 1966 during the Vietnam war. A trooper in the war, Machen led his men through the jungle, sensing something was wrong and sacrificed his own life by taking on an enemy ambush alone …
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