Honor Mission Executive Director Col. Russ Vernon spoke with News/Talk 1540 KXEL about the 2024 Purple Heart Patriot Project Mission and how Iowans can honor the Purple Heart heroes they know and love.
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The National Purple Heart Honor Mission announced that it will open the nomination process for its 2024 Purple Heart Patriot Project on Veterans Day, Saturday, November 11. Anyone can nominate a Purple Heart recipient by completing the nomination form on the Honor Mission’s website: www.purpleheartmission.org/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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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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U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Ed O’Neal represented his fellow Purple Heart heroes as North Carolina’s representative at the multi-day tribute to the courage and sacrifice of America’s combat wounded.
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A local Purple Heart recipient was recently honored as one of the nation’s 2023 Purple Heart Patriot Project honorees. U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Ed O’Neal represented his fellow Purple Heart heroes as North Carolina’s representative at the multi-day tribute to the courage and sacrifice of America’s combat wounded.
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