A select group of Purple Heart recipients gathered in New York in April for a three-day event honoring their sacrifices to the nation.
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Spidel and his wife, Tracy Spidel, spent the morning of April 27, a Monday, driving the 3 1/2 hours to the Hampton Inn in Newburgh. Spidel packed a few VFW sweatshirts, button-up shirts, loungewear and jeans. He forgot his slacks. Spidel’s daily naps, which he takes religiously at 1 p.m., were an impossibility.
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Iowa's honoree during the 2026 Purple Heart Patriot Project Mission, U.S. Army Col. John Mansfield (Ret.), joined NEWSMAX TV's America Right Now with Tom Basile to reflect on the meaning of Memorial Day and how he remembers those who served alongside him.
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Retired U.S. Army Col. John Mansfield, from Sioux City, was recognized as one of many honorees, chosen for a multi-day event in New York City, honoring both “courage and sacrifice of America’s combat wounded.”
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When combat veterans share their experiences with one another, their individual stories might be different, but very similar at the same time.
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Three-time Purple Heart recipient James McCormick will represent West Virginia at the 2026 Purple Heart Patriot Project April 27-May 1 in New York.
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As the celebration of America's 250th birthday continues, Purple Heart heroes from across the nation will come together in New York's historic Hudson Valley for a special tribute concert this April.
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Resorts World Catskills and Resorts World Hudson Valley are honoring America’s combat wounded as America celebrates its 250th birthday with a $10,000 sponsorship of the 2026 Purple Heart Patriot Project.
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WTEN’s Ryan Peterson talks to Purple Heart recipients Richard Lay and Dan Clarino about the 2026 Purple Heart Patriot Project Mission.
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The “Concert for America’s Heroes,” presented by the National Purple Heart Honor Mission, will take place at Mount Saint Mary College’s Aquinas Theatre. The event serves as the capstone of this year’s Purple Heart Patriot Project mission, which brings combat-wounded veterans from all 50 states to the Hudson Valley.
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As we celebrate the 250th birthday of our great nation, Purple Heart heroes from across the nation will come together in New York’s historic Hudson Valley for a special tribute concert this April. The “Concert for America’s Heroes” will be the capstone event of this year’s Purple Heart Patriot Project mission that brings combat wounded veterans from every state to the New York region.
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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. Air Force Colonel (Col.) Carl Pio Parlatore will represent his fellow Purple Heart heroes as Tennessee’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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Ian Freeman, a Boise-based two-time Purple Heart recipient, has been selected as Idaho’s representative for the 2026 Purple Heart Patriot Project, a national tribute organized by the National Purple Heart Honor Mission.
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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. Marine Corps Major (Maj) Larry R. Iverson Jr., Ph.D., will represent his fellow Purple Heart heroes as California’s representative at the multi-day tribute to the courage and sacrifice of America’s combat wounded.
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In the late 1960s, U.S. forces fought to protect the South Vietnamese from being overrun by communists to the north of the country. The 101st Airborne Infantry was setting up a fire support base in the Ho Bo Woods in Củ Chi, Vietnam, when soldiers from Unit B left to ambush a contingent of the North Vietnamese Army.
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U.S. Army Sergeant (SGT) Wayne Henry will represent his fellow Purple Heart heroes as Massachusetts’ representative at the multi-day tribute to the courage and sacrifice of America’s combat wounded.
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An veteran from Putnam County will be honored at a national tribute event this spring, organizers announced.
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U.S. Army Sgt. Karl Spidel of Lititz will represent Pennsylvania on a trip honoring Purple Heart recipients across the U.S. this spring.
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U.S. Army Specialist 4 (SP4) John Alberghini will represent his fellow Purple Heart heroes as Connecticut’s representative at the multi-day tribute to the courage and sacrifice of America’s combat wounded.
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