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Lincoln native Charles C. Hagemeister, who won Medal of Honor in Vietnam War, dies at 74

• Steve Liewer Omaha World-Herald
• May 24, 2021
• May 24, 2021 Updated Aug 31, 2021
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Charles Hagemeister and Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman unveil a plaque recognizing the 72 Nebraskans who have received the Medal of Honor in 2013.

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Retired Lt. Col. Charles Hagemeister shakes hands with students at the Nebraska Capitol in 2013 after the dedication of a plaque honoring Nebraska's Medal of Honor recipients.

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Charles C. Hagemeister, a Nebraska-born Army medic who was decorated with the Medal of Honor during the Vietnam War for dashing through enemy fire multiple times to save the lives of wounded soldiers, has died in Leavenworth, Kansas. He was 74.

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Staff Sgt. Charles Hagemeister is decorated with the Medal of Honor by President Lyndon Johnson on May 14, 1968.

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Staff Sgt. Charles Hagemeister is decorated with the Medal of Honor by President Lyndon Johnson on May 14, 1968.

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Staff Sgt. Charles Hagemeister (right) stands with his mother, Alvina Hagemeister, and Nebraska Gov. Norbert Tiemann in 1968, shortly after the Lincoln native was awarded the Medal of Honor for valor in the Vietnam War.

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