(Photos Provided with Release Courtesy of Congressman Chris Deluzio’s Office)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Carngeie, PA) The office of Congressman Chris Deluzio recently helped a male veteran of the Vietnam War replace his awards he earned while he was in the military leading up to Veterans Day on Tuesday, November 11th, 2025. Mr. John M. Denk, a resident of Aliquippa who served in the U.S. Navy during the war in Vietnam called the office of Deluzio, who is a U.S. Navy veteran himself, to help Mr. Denk get replacements for his several military awards after he lost them. The office of Deluzio worked with the Department of the Navy to successfully get replacement awards, and during an emotional meeting, Deluzio presented them to Mr. Denk and his family. According to a release from Deluzio’s office, the replacement medals and ribbons that Deluzio presented to Mr. Denk included: 

• Combat Action Ribbon 
• Meritorious Unit Commendation 
• Navy Good Conduct Medal 
• National Defense Service Medal 
• Vietnam Service Medal (with three Bronze Campaign Stars) 
• Honorable Reserve Discharge Button