{"id":49257,"date":"2022-04-26T14:16:47","date_gmt":"2022-04-26T14:16:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2022\/04\/26\/medal-of-honor-recipient-kenneth-stumpf-has-died-at-77\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T04:07:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T04:07:34","slug":"medal-of-honor-recipient-kenneth-stumpf-has-died-at-77","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/2022\/04\/26\/medal-of-honor-recipient-kenneth-stumpf-has-died-at-77\/","title":{"rendered":"Medal of Honor recipient Kenneth Stumpf has died at 77"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Retired Army <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmohs.org\/recipients\/kenneth-e-stumpf\" target=\"_blank\">Sgt. Maj. Kenneth E. 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