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. 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. 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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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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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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Walsh entered the Army in June 2008 and has served with the 4th Infantry Division and the 10th Mountain Division during Operation Enduring Freedom, including tours at Fort Carson and Fort Polk. He earned his first Purple Heart in 2010 following a dismounted IED attack, and his second Purple Heart in 2013 after being wounded in hand‑to‑hand combat.
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Ward enlisted in the U.S. Army in June 2001 and served for the next five years. As a member of the 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, Ward was deployed to foreign combat zones during Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.
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Knott enlisted in the Army in November 1996 and served for the next eighteen years. As a member of the 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, Knott served two tours in Iraq as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom. In March 2009, during a routine night patrol in Baqubah, Iraq, an insurgent threw a grenade that detonated between SFC Knott and his vehicle Commander.
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Guarnieri enlisted in the Army in September 1967 and served for the next thirty-eight years. As a member of the 1st Cavalry Division, Guarnieri did a tour in Vietnam during the Tet Offensive of 1968, serving near the A Shau Valley. In April 1968, Guarnieri was wounded in action when a grenade went off several feet from his position. The blast claimed the life of one soldier and left Guarnieri and several others wounded.
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U.S. Army Sergeant William “Billy” Dobbs represented his fellow Purple Heart heroes as Mississippi’s representative at the multi-day tribute to the courage and sacrifice of America’s combat wounded.
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