It’s been 25 years since Villager Denise Woodfin was one of the sailors attacked on the USS Cole during an al-Qaida terrorist suicide bombing. The Purple Heart recipient recently was selected by the National Purple Heart Honor Mission as the only woman veteran to go on its 2026 Patriot Project trip.
Read MoreU.S. Navy Petty Officer Second Class (PO2) Steve Woelk will represent his fellow Purple Heart heroes as Kansas’ representative at the multi-day tribute to the courage and sacrifice of America’s combat wounded.
Read MoreU.S. Navy Lieutenant Commander (LCDR) Denise Woodfin will represent her fellow Purple Heart heroes as one of Florida’s representatives at the multi-day tribute to the courage and sacrifice of America’s combat wounded.
Read MoreU.S. Navy Petty Officer Second Class Keith Wittnebel of Medford will represent Oregon and join 49 others from each state for a multi-day tribute event in New York honoring Purple Heart recipients, organized by the National Purple Heart Honor Mission.
Read MoreU.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.
Read MoreU.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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