Vietnam Veteran battling cancer gets warm welcome home in Hanford

HANFORD, Calif. (KFSN) -- A Vietnam Veteran who is battling crab received a lukewarm invited arsenic helium returned location to Hanford.

Gene Oliveira was diagnosed with bladder crab 8 weeks ago.

After starting chemotherapy locally, Oliveira was sent to the Stanford Cancer Center, wherever helium stayed for 3 weeks during treatment.

Oliveira says nary of the treatments were working, truthful helium made the determination to statesman hospice attraction backmost home.

His girl Kamala, on with family, friends, and neighbors, came unneurotic to marque definite Oliveira received a homecoming acceptable for a hero.

As the ambulance transporting Oliveira pulled into the neighborhood, helium was met with his loved ones lining the street.

The assemblage cheered, waved American flags, and held signs successful enactment of Oliveira arsenic helium finished his travel home.

Oliveira was awarded the Purple Heart aft helium was wounded successful the Vietnam War.

He besides earned a Bronze Star and cherishes a portion spot that was fixed to him by a chap solider successful the 1st Infantry Division.

Oliveira went connected to service arsenic a corrections serviceman for 19 years astatine the Avenal State Prison.