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Daniel Wright Jr. experienced a breakthrough in his mental health thanks to a doodle he made that later turned into a tattoo business offering free ink for veterans.
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The Purple Heart award is a 1 + 3 ⁄ 8-inch-wide (35 mm) purple- and gold-colored heart-shaped brass-alloy medal containing a profile of General George Washington. Above the heart appears a shield of the coat of arms of George Washington (a white shield with two red bars and three red stars in chief) between sprays of green leaves.
But the Purple Heart had never materialized for Alce, who was honorably discharged on Aug. 1, 1970, having served in the 3rd Battalion, 1st Infantry, Americal Division and the 101st Airborne Division.
The Military Order of the Purple Heart Auxiliary (MOPHA) is a sister organization of the MOPH. Its members include parents, spouses, children, widowed stepchildren, grandchildren and legally adopted children, lineal descendants of Purple Heart recipients, who may or may not be MOPH members themselves.
In February 2015, the Purple Hearts Reunited mission was the subject of a story in Reader's Digest, "This Is Why Zach Fike Reunites Purple Hearts With Soldiers Who Lost Them". [5] In December 2016, Purple Hearts reunited was the subject of a BBC feature story, "The Medal Detective". [ 6 ]
Kansas has 169 documented Purple Heart honorees. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us
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 .