NBC’s Brian Williams Marks Passing of Medal of Honor Recipient/WWII

Brad Wilmouth
July 16th, 2010 10:03 AM
On Wednesday’s NBC Nightly News, anchor Brian Williams commemorated the passing of World War II veteran Vernon Baker, recounting that "He fought and fought hard for his country, even though his country didn't want him fighting alongside some others in the Army under the same flag." Baker fought the Nazis in Italy where he "killed nine German soldiers single-handedly and took out a machine gun…