Awards a Long Time Coming –Cagle

John Sangenario, 81, stepped to the podium in his brother’s stead and accepted several medals awarded posthumously to Philip Sangenario during a Feb. 23 ceremony at Pease Air National Guard Base in Portsmouth, NH, according to the Telegram and Gazette. The younger Sangenario pursued the medals at the urging of a local historian, and after a few unsuccessful attempts by John Sangenario to procure the honors, Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) helped make it happen.