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Purple Heart Clarence Eugene Sasser (September 02, 1947 – May 13, 2024) was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration for valor, the Medal of Honor , for his actions in the Vietnam War .
Army records indicate only two of the 31 ever received Purple Heart medals, which the military awards to those wounded or killed during action against an enemy.
According to Rees, her 98-year-old father — a Purple Heart recipient who has carried German shrapnel in his knee for 79 years — "wasn't disabled enough."
The Purple Heart (PH) is a United States military decoration awarded in the name of the president to those wounded or killed while serving, on or after 5 April 1917, with the U.S. military.
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Purple Heart (2) Robert Dale Maxwell (October 26, 1920 – May 11, 2019) was a United States Army combat soldier and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration for valor—the Medal of Honor —for his heroism in France during World War II .
The Army announced Alce would receive the Purple Heart in an order on March 20, 2020. But that date coincided with the start of the pandemic shutdown. Alce finally got the medal on Monday.
Purple Heart Stephen Edward Karopczyc (March 5, 1944 – March 12, 1967) was a United States Army officer and a posthumous recipient of the Medal of Honor . He was a 1961 graduate of Chaminade High School , a 1965 graduate of Spring Hill College , then served in the United States Army in the Vietnam War .