Before a hushed crowd of nearly 100 Purple Heart recipients inside the East Room of the White House, President Trump honored those wounded or killed in battle on this National Purple Heart Day.
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As President Trump prepares to hold the first National Purple Heart Day event at the White House and America pays tribute to our combat wounded and killed in action, the National Purple Heart Honor Mission is announcing the opening of nominations for its 2026 Purple Heart Patriot Project.
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SAN ANGELO, Texas — When Luis Martinez III joined the US Air Force in 1996, it was to support his family. What he didn’t realize, however, was how big his family was about to get.
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George Stavropoulos doesn’t like to be called a war hero, but even if you set aside the four Purple Heart medals he was awarded, there’s still his Silver Star — the third-highest military combat decoration, which is awarded for gallantry in action.
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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Corporal (LCpl) James Reeff of Brier, a Purple Heart recipient, was recently honored as one of the nation’s 2023 Purple Heart Patriot Project honorees.
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Veteran Resource & Referral Specialist and All Veterans Council of Tom Green County chairman, Luis Martinez III, a Purple Heart recipient from West Texas was recently honored as one of the nation’s 2023 Purple Heart Patriot Project selections.
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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Corporal (LCpl) James Reeff represented his fellow Purple Heart heroes as Washington’s representative at the multi-day tribute to the courage and sacrifice of America’s combat wounded. The
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U.S. Marine Corps Corporal (Cpl) Richard “Andrew” Farrer represented his fellow Purple Heart heroes as Tennessee’s representative at the multi-day tribute to the courage and sacrifice of America’s combat wounded.
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U.S. Army Staff Sergeant (SSG) Ken Teunissen represented his fellow Purple Heart heroes as South Dakota’s representative at the multi-day tribute to the courage and sacrifice of America’s combat wounded.
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U.S. Air Force Staff Sergeant (SSgt) Luis Martinez III represented his fellow Purple Heart heroes as Texas’ representative at the multi-day tribute to the courage and sacrifice of America’s combat wounded.
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U.S. Army Staff Sergeant (SSG) Douglas Quick represented his fellow Purple Heart heroes as West Virginia’s representative at the multi-day tribute to the courage and sacrifice of America’s combat wounded.
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“Ed (O’Neil) and his fellow Patriot Project honorees represent the best of the best our country has to offer,” said Richie Lay, a Purple Heart recipient and chairman of the National Purple Heart Honor Mission.
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A Woonsocket veteran and Purple Heart recipient was recently named as one of the nation’s 2023 Purple Heart Patriot Project honorees. The National Purple Heart Honor Mission said on Tuesday that Ernest Boisvert represented Rhode Island’s Purple Heart recipients at the multi-day tribute event.
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U.S. Army Specialist 5th Class (SP5) Ernest Boisvert represented his fellow Purple Heart heroes as Rhode Island’s representative at the multi-day tribute to the courage and sacrifice of America’s combat wounded.
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U.S. Army Specialist 4 (SP4) James Ives represented his fellow Purple Heart heroes as New York’s representative at the multi-day tribute to the courage and sacrifice of America’s combat wounded.
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U.S. Marine Corps Corporal (Cpl) Ted Craiglow represented his fellow Purple Heart heroes as Ohio’s representative at the multi-day tribute to the courage and sacrifice of America’s combat wounded. The Purple Heart Patriot Project is a program of the National Purple Heart Honor Mission.
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A Bismarck Army veteran and Purple Heart recipient has been chosen as one of the nation’s 2023 Purple Heart Patriot Project honorees. U.S. Army Specialist 5 (SP5) Dale Thomsen, a veteran of the Vietnam War, represented North Dakota in September at a multiday tribute to the courage and sacrifice of America’s combat wounded.
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U.S. Marine Corps Chief Warrant Officer 5 Walter Schley (former resident of Harris, Missouri) represented his fellow Purple Heart heroes as Missouri’s honoree at the multi-day tribute to the courage and sacrifice of America’s combat wounded.
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