Fayette Co. Vietnam Veteran Promoted During Surprise Ceremony

UNIONTOWN, Pa. (KDKA) – A local Vietnam veteran who served along Steelers legend Rocky Bleier and was injured in battle was officially promoted from U.S. Marine sergeant to staff sergeant at a surprise ceremony.
Jim Burkholder, a 75-year-old from Connellsville, achieved the rank in the mid-1960s, but he was never officially promoted, never saw the paperwork and never received a ceremony.
Fayette County Veterans Affairs Director and U.S. Marine Master Sgt. Brian Bensen decided to track down