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Retired Col. Russ Vernon, the Executive Director of the National Purple Heart Honor Mission, joins the Pensacola Morning News to discuss the Patriot Project, which honors Purple Heart recipients by giving them an all-expenses-paid multi-day visits to US Military Academy at West Point, historic Washington’s Headquarters where the Badge of Military Merit originated in 1782, and a private tour of the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor. Col. Vernon also recognized Col. Washington Sanchez, who is the Florida recipient of the Patriot Project.

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Marine Veteran, motivational speaker and author TShane Johnson talks to Shaun Kraisman on NewsmaxTV's #NationalReport about the #PurpleHeartPushUps Challenge to support the National Purple Heart Honor Mission. Johson is training to break the Guinness World Records' mark for push-ups in a 12 hour period. Join TShane and challenge your friends to a 1-minute push-up contest and then donate to the National Purple Heart Honor Mission.

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(Newburgh, NY) – LendingTree, the nation’s largest online financial marketplace, has become a major corporate sponsor of the Push-Ups for Purple Hearts challenge. The company has pledged an initial donation of $10,000 to support the initiative to honor America’s combat wounded and those killed in action in service to our nation.

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Jeff Crouere, host of Ringside Politics which airs weekday mornings on WGSO 990 AM - New Orleans, recently spoke with TShane Johnson about the Push-Ups for Purple Hearts challenge.

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National Purple Heart Honor Mission Executive Director Col. Russ Vernon (Ret.) joined The National Defense Radio Show to talk about the Honor Mission's work, our upcoming 2021 Patriot Project Mission, and our exciting new Push-Ups for Purple Hearts partnership with TShane Johnson.

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The National Defense Radio Show, a weekly nationally simulcast radio show that also airs on Armed Forces Network, featured Marine veteran, motivational speaker and author TShane Johnson during its August 31 episode.

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The National Purple Heart Honor Mission has announced that veterans advocate, author and motivational speaker TShane Johnson will train to break the record completing 19,000-plus push-ups on Veterans’ Day 2020 (Wednesday, Nov. 11).

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(Newburgh, NY) – A U.S. Marine Corps veteran known for hiking across America to help his fellow veterans has his sights set on a breaking the world record for the most push-ups in a 12 hour period to pay tribute to America’s Purple Heart heroes. The National Purple Heart Honor Mission has announced that veterans advocate, author and motivational speaker TShane Johnson will train to break the record completing an astonishing 19,000-plus push-ups on Veterans’ Day 2020.

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