THE ET CETERA CHRONICLES - VIETNAM ADVISOR WINS MEDAL

VIETNAM ADVISER WINS MEDAL - Charles P. Ragan, a former school student in Dublin, left this area when his father, Claud P. Ragan, went to Washington, D.C., as Chief Clerk of the Commission on Insular and Territorial Affairs.  The young Ragan attended Georgetown University and obtained his degree from George Washington University.  Lt. Ragan served in Vietnam from April 12, 1963 to April 9, 1964 as an adviser to the Vietnamese Navy's 22nd River Assault Group.  President Lyndon Johnson awarded the Bronze Star to Ragan for outstanding courage, leadership, and professional skill in the face of hostile fire during 13 combat operations against the Viet Cong.  Despite Ragan's absence, he and his mother still maintained their family farm between Dublin and Rentz. Dublin Courier Herald, January 22, 1965.