Walter Filipek of Sam’s Fork off Route 60 in Hurricane was one of several decorated veterans who were honored in the annual St. Albans Veterans Parade on Saturday, November 6.

Filipek’s medals include a Purple Heart with one Gold Star and the Bronze Star which awarded for his heroism during the 89-day campaign in which the United States Marines wrested Okinawa from Japan in 1945. He was wounded by shrapnel twice, once in May and…