Delayed Purple Heart finally awarded to CT veteran injured in Afghanistan
Connecticut U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal shakes hands with U.S. Air Force Master Sergeant Adam Jackson of Wallingford after Blumenthal pinned a Purple Heart on him, during a Purple Heart ceremony on ...
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World War II veteran awarded Purple Heart 80 years later
DALLASTOWN, Pa. (WHTM) — A 100-year-old veteran in York County received his Purple Heart 80 years later. “The Purple Heart means quite a bit,” Sergeant Harold “Bud” Pressel told abc27 News.
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Bipartisan Effort Led by Senator Mark Kelly Seeks to Extend GI Bill Benefits Transfer to All Purple Heart Veterans
The Purple Heart Veterans Education Act aims to allow Purple Heart recipients post-9/11 to transfer GI Bill benefits to ...
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World War II veteran receives Purple Heart after 80 years
Days shy of his 101st birthday, Sgt. Harold “Bud” Pressel stood in front of a full house at the American Legion in Dallastown to receive a Purple Heart – eight decades after he was wounded ...