During Vietnam, Sergeant Hagel served as an infantry squad leader, along with his brother, where they both were wounded twice.

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Brannon described Hutchins, 23, from Plymouth, Massachusetts, as an "outstanding Marine" who led his infantry squad in a dangerous area where troops had to battle stress and attacks from insurgents.

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