Parents of Hazel Crest soldier killed in terrorist attack presented medals of bravery in his honor

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago's Englewood community is honoring a soldier from Hazel Crest who was killed in a terrorist attack in Kenya last month.

Hundreds of veterans and seniors memorialized Army Specialist Henry Mayfield Jr. in the South Side neighborhood on Saturday.
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Mayfield was among three Americans killed January 14 when Al-Shabab extremists attacked the Manda Bay Airfield in Kenya. Two American contractors with the Department of Defense were also killed in the attack.

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Chicago Alderman Stephanie Coleman and businessman Earl Walker presented Mayfield's parents with two medals of bravery bearing his name.

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