Retired U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Gary Morris will represent Delaware as one of the nation’s 2026 Purple Heart Patriot Project honorees and take part in a tribute to the courage…
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U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sergeant (SMSgt) Gary Morris will represent his fellow Purple Heart heroes as Delaware’s representative at the multi-day tribute to the courage and sacrifice of America’s combat wounded.
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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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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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