In our haste to honor Wayne Viger, the postman from Turner, honored for his heroism, we misidentified him as “Walter” in an editorial published on Saturday, Sept. 22, on page A8.

Our numb mistake, however, doesn’t numb our strong, and sincere congratulations for his national honor. But like a postal worker delivering a letter, we should have double-checked the name.

We deeply regret the error, and offer him our apologies.