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Veterans band together to give Vietnam vet a proper burial

Billy Harold Watts served for three years active duty in the U.S. Marines Corps. He earned two Purple Hearts, a National Defense Service Medal, a Vietnamese Service Medal, a Vietnamese Campaign Medal and a Combat Action Ribbon. He was a private when he was honorably discharged in 1970 at age 21. (ASSOCIATED PRESS/courtesy Carla Watts)

Billy Harold Watts — Billy Harold Watts served for three years active duty in the U.S. Marines Corps. He earned two Purple Hearts, a National Defense Service Medal, a Vietnamese Service Medal, a Vietnamese Campaign Medal and a Combat Action Ribbon. He was a private when he was honorably discharged in 1970 at age 21. (ASSOCIATED PRESS/courtesy Carla Watts)

COLUMBUS — Billy Harold Watts was a decorated and disabled Vietnam War veteran. He had six children, 14 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

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