Awards and Honors
Heron earned one battle star for World War II service, and eight battle stars for her participation in the Korean War.
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“Justice shines in very smoky homes, and honors the righteous; but the gold-spangled mansions where the hands are unclean she leaves with eyes averted.”
—Aeschylus (525–456 B.C.)