(19:14) SEASIDE – An 89 year-old Seaside resident received the Congressional Medal Of Honor today for his service in the Korean War. Luis Sepulveda was one of the few living recipients of the honor, that was given to the members of the 65th Infantry Regiment. Sepulveda, who was born and raised in Puerto Rico, joined the Puerto Rican Regiment in 1944, and left the service in 1970. At that time he was stationed at Fort Ord. Sepulveda served in the Korean War from 1950 until 1955.
