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]]> 931473 Sasser’s impact on others will continue to ring | News | thefacts.com https://houstonnewmedia.org/sassers-impact-on-others-will-continue-to-ring-news-thefacts-com/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sassers-impact-on-others-will-continue-to-ring-news-thefacts-com Fri, 24 May 2024 00:53:40 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=31375df81b42dce33540801db067a25d As the sun began to heat up Clarance Eugene Sasser's hometown Thursday morning, flags across Brazoria County stood out from the half-staff ...

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]]> 772706 Clarence Sasser: The Medic Who Ran Through Enemy Fire and Disregarded His Own … https://houstonnewmedia.org/clarence-sasser-the-medic-who-ran-through-enemy-fire-and-disregarded-his-own/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=clarence-sasser-the-medic-who-ran-through-enemy-fire-and-disregarded-his-own Tue, 21 May 2024 19:30:57 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=7cdf35eb63c205f91015e85793584e43 On May 13, 2024, in Sugar Land, Texas, Sasser passed away, having been predeceased by his wife in 1996. He was 76 years old. Clare Fitzgerald.

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]]> 771806 Clarence Sasser (1947–2024), Vietnam War Medal of Honor recipient – Legacy.com https://houstonnewmedia.org/clarence-sasser-1947-2024-vietnam-war-medal-of-honor-recipient-legacy-com/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=clarence-sasser-1947-2024-vietnam-war-medal-of-honor-recipient-legacy-com Mon, 20 May 2024 19:32:58 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=423b2ea4a1f29157e469735941166213 In 2010, a statue depicting him running in uniform with his medic's bag was erected at the courthouse in his native Brazoria County, Texas.

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]]> 771501 Clarence Sasser, medic awarded Medal of Honor for bravery during Vietnam War, dead at 76 https://houstonnewmedia.org/clarence-sasser-medic-awarded-medal-of-honor-for-bravery-during-vietnam-war-dead-at-76-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=clarence-sasser-medic-awarded-medal-of-honor-for-bravery-during-vietnam-war-dead-at-76-2 Mon, 20 May 2024 00:59:52 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=beb0b75ce9a5f73aa7f110f218126e46 Sasser, a former student of Texas A&M University and longtime employee of the Department of Veterans Affairs, died in Sugar Land, Texas, according to ...

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]]> 771095 Clarence Sasser, medic awarded Medal of Honor for bravery during Vietnam War, dead at 76 https://houstonnewmedia.org/clarence-sasser-medic-awarded-medal-of-honor-for-bravery-during-vietnam-war-dead-at-76/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=clarence-sasser-medic-awarded-medal-of-honor-for-bravery-during-vietnam-war-dead-at-76 Mon, 20 May 2024 00:09:59 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=f98060503bb324cee6294833a35b375c Sasser, a former student of Texas A&M University and longtime employee of the Department of Veterans Affairs, died in Sugar Land, Texas, according to ...

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]]> 771087 Clarence Sasser, medic in Vietnam battle awarded Medal of Honor, dies at 76 – Washington Post https://houstonnewmedia.org/clarence-sasser-medic-in-vietnam-battle-awarded-medal-of-honor-dies-at-76-washington-post/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=clarence-sasser-medic-in-vietnam-battle-awarded-medal-of-honor-dies-at-76-washington-post Sat, 18 May 2024 22:36:35 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=776827d1d25ab2a9650118b4ad920cd0 Mr. Sasser, who died May 13 in Sugar Land, Tex., at 76, was drafted in 1967. He had been in South Vietnam for about four months when Company A was ...

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]]> 770664 Sasser shares love for his county | Opinion | thefacts.com https://houstonnewmedia.org/sasser-shares-love-for-his-county-opinion-thefacts-com/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sasser-shares-love-for-his-county-opinion-thefacts-com Sat, 18 May 2024 19:34:32 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=d4dbeac9de6b83f3b10b5e69b2fdeaf9 I was bred, born and raised in north central Brazoria County, the cotton-, rice- and hay-farming area. That makes me a native son. It was a high ...

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]]> 770636 Sasser hurt anew as top seed Houston beats Northern Kentucky https://houstonnewmedia.org/sasser-hurt-anew-as-top-seed-houston-beats-northern-kentucky/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sasser-hurt-anew-as-top-seed-houston-beats-northern-kentucky Sat, 18 Mar 2023 00:00:06 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=6835f81b4f32bd81665d1c62e2076b68 MOST READ: Fort Bend County to conduct 'No Refusal' weekends for Spring Break, St. Patrick's Day. Now, all eyes turn to Sasser, Houston's top ...

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