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Ohio Boy Honored For Raising Money For Military Families

WCBE 90.5FM | By Jim Letizia
Published March 30, 2016 at 7:08 AM EDT
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A Toledo boy is the first child to win the civilian version of the Congressional Medal of Honor. 11-year-old Myles Eckert led efforts to raise money for military families. His father was the first American soldier killed in Iraq.  
 

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Jim Letizia
Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.
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