John Wayne Saw a Young Marine Selling His Medals at a Pawn Shop — What He Did Next

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March 1968. San Diego, California. A small pawn shop on Broadway Street. A young Marine in faded uniform stood at the counter. Twenty-three years old. Just back from his second tour in Vietnam. He laid three medals on the glass — a Bronze Star, a Purple Heart, and a Combat Action Ribbon. The pawnbro