Purple Heart Bronze Star

Purple Heart Awarded to Ex-Cal Cager     Captain Dan Lufkin, the   University of California's   basketball captain in 1964, was   awarded the Purple Heart   Medal for wounds received   during the recent Viet Cong   offensive in Long Binh, Viet-   nam.     A native of Alameda, the   26-year old Army officer was   wounded in the hand and right   thigh by mortar shrapnel as   the Viet Cong invaded II Field   Force Headquarters Jan 31.     Lufkin is currently opera-   ations officer for the Assistant   Chief of Staff, G5 Section, in   Long Binh.     Prior to this assignment, he   had been the Army liaison officer   with the Vietnamese Nat-   ional Olympic basketball   team and had supervised its   training.     Recovering quickly from the   wounds, Lufkin, a three-time   All-Army basketball player, is   expected to compete again   this year. He is also a recipient   of a Bronze Star Medal.

Purple Heart Bronze Star