U.S. Army Specialist (SPC) John Parette will represent his fellow Purple Heart heroes as Arkansas’ representative at the multi-day tribute to the courage and sacrifice of America’s combat wounded.
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U.S. Army First Sergeant (1SG) Bill Flippo will represent 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. Navy Seaman (SN) Ron Cowart will represent his fellow Purple Heart heroes as Texas’s representative at the multi-day tribute to the courage and sacrifice of America’s combat wounded.
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U.S. Army Colonel (COL) Ramon “Tony” Nadal will represent his fellow Purple Heart heroes as Virginia’s representative at the multi‑day tribute to the courage and sacrifice of America’s combat wounded.
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U.S. Navy Petty Officer Second Class (PO2) Keith Wittnebel will represent his fellow Purple Heart heroes as Oregon’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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U.S. Marine Corps Corporal (Cpl) Jackie Drakeford will represent his fellow Purple Heart heroes as South Carolina’s representative at the multi-day tribute to the courage and sacrifice of America’s combat wounded.
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Deep in the sugar beet fields in Nebraska's Panhandle, where young boys worked alongside their fathers after high school classes and baseball games, a war hero was in the making. At the time Marty Ramirez was drafted to fight in the Vietnam War in 1967, he had no idea he would someday earn national honors for his efforts in the jungle.
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Avon resident U.S. Army Specialist Four Gerald Galant will represent his fellow Purple Heart heroes as Ohio representative at the multi-day tribute to the courage and sacrifice of America’s combat wounded.
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U.S. Army Major John Moore, a Tucson veteran and three-time Purple Heart recipient, has been selected as Arizona's representative for the 2026 Purple Heart Patriot Project.
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U.S. Army Major (MAJ) John Moore will represent his fellow Purple Heart heroes as Arizona’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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McCormick enlisted the Army in August 1985 and served for 24 years, rising to the rank of Captain. He served with the 24th Infantry Division and the 101st Airborne Division, deploying to the Middle East in support of Desert Storm and Operation Iraqi Freedom. He earned his Purple Heart after being wounded three separate times during combat operations in Iraq.
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The National Purple Heart Honor Mission recently announced its honorees selected for 2026 Purple Heart Patriot Mission.
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Parlatore entered the Air Force in August 1966 and served for the next twenty-six years. As a member of the 391st Tactical Fighter Squadron at Cam Ranh Bay Air Base in Vietnam, he flew over 300 combat missions in the F‑4. He earned his Purple Heart after being shot down by anti‑aircraft fire while supporting a Special Forces camp under siege. He ejected at low altitude and high speed, sustaining multiple injuries before being rescued.
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A local Purple Heart recipient has been chosen to be one of the nation’s 2026 Purple Heart Patriot Project honorees. U.S. Army Sgt. Ryan Sabinish will represent his fellow Purple Heart heroes as Minnesota’s representative at the multi-day tribute to the courage and sacrifice of America’s combat wounded, according to a press release.
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Palmieri entered the Marine Corps on January 7, 1966, and served with the 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, known as “The Walking Dead,” in Vietnam, including during Operation Buffalo.
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Ramirez entered the Army on October 20, 1967, and served with the 199th Light Infantry Brigade, A-4/12, during the 1968 Tet Offensive in Vietnam. In February 1969, with just ten days remaining in his year-long tour, his unit came under heavy enemy attack while he was guarding ammunition beneath a bridge.
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Sabinish enlisted in the Army in September 2003 and served for the next eight years, taking part in Operation Iraqi Freedom. A past Rochester, Minnesota, Chapter Commander of the Military Order of the Purple Heart and former State Commander for the Minnesota Military Order of the Purple Heart, he has long been recognized for his dedication to serving his fellow combat-wounded veterans.
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Goff enlisted in the U.S. Air Force on June 1, 1978, serving at George AFB (California), Osan AFB (Korea), Beale AFB (California), Bitburg AFB (Germany), and Eglin AFB (Florida). He earned his Purple Heart after being wounded in the June 25, 1996 Khobar Towers bombing in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.
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Jacksonville resident and decorated veteran retired U.S. Marine Corps Maj. James Capers Jr. has been chosen as one of the 2026 Purple Heart Patriot Project honorees. The Purple Heart Patriot Project is a program of the National Purple Heart Honor Mission, and Capers will represent his fellow Purple Heart heroes as the national representative at a multi-day tribute in 2026.
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Galant entered the Army on April 1, 1969, serving with Company B, 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division in Vietnam
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