ROANOKE TIMES 
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DATE: Tuesday, January 14, 1997              TAG: 9701140085
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL   PAGE: A1   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: AP

MEDAL OF HONOR TO A BLACK HERO

LENGTH: Short :   19 lines
ILLUSTRATION: PHOTO:      Vernon Baker wipes his eye during a ceremony Monday 
          at the White House, where he and six other black World War II 
          veterans were awarded the Medal of Honor. The seven became the first
          black World War II soldiers to receive the medal. Baker is the sole 
          survivor of the group. Story on A3.  color