Former Marine Cpl Hurley enlisted in February 1969. On January 6, 1970, while a member of 1st Battalion, 7Th Marines, 1st Marine Division stationed at LZ Ross the base became overrun by North Vietnamese who were masquerading as Marines. Hurley, who was in his foxhole with three fellow Marines, was injured when a NVA soldier ran past and threw a satchel charge into the hole. The attack left him with shrapnel wounds and damaged ear drums.
Read MoreA thirty-five-year veteran of the U.S. Army, former SGM Blair enlisted in February 1982. In July 2012, while deployed to Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom, Blair was returning from a patrol in Zabul Province when the vehicle where he was the gunner was hit by a improvised explosive device (IED). As the vehicle rolled to the side of the road, insurgents started firing at the Americans, the blasts knocked Blair out and he woke up at the FOB and was airlifted for treatment to Kandahar.
Read MoreWASHINGTON, D.C. (WWTI) — A recent Act passed in the Senate will help to honor Purple Heart recipients.
Read MoreWASHINGTON – The US Senate has passed the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Commemorative Coin Act, which will see a coin honoring Purple Heart recipients.
Read MoreU.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney today announced that The National Purple Heart Honor Mission Commemorative Coin Act has passed the Senate and will now head back to the House for final confirmation before landing on the president’s desk for signature. Schumer introduced the bipartisan legislation in the Senate jointly with Senator Kevin Cramer [R-ND] last Veteran’s Day, following Rep. Maloney’s championing of the bill in the House.
Read MoreGuest speakers for the event were Vietnam veteran Danny Murphy, who serves as vice president of the Silverhill Veterans Memorial Organization, and Korean veteran Ed Evans, a Purple Heart recipient who was recently tapped as Alabama’s honoree for the 2021 Purple Heart Patriot Project which will be held in New York in April of next year.
Read MoreNEWBURGH – Dozens of Purple Heart heroes have been chosen to represent their states as honorees for the 2021 Purple Heart Patriot Project, the National Purple Heart Honor Mission based in Newburgh, announced this Veteran’s Day.
Read MoreSILVERHILL, Ala. (WKRG) — Seventy years ago, Ed Evans was literally fighting for his life on a hill in North Korea. A four-day assault would end with him being airlifted out of the warzone and shipped to Japan where surgeons would struggle to save his left leg after a mortar explosion. Eventually, they were successful.
Read MoreThey will bear the scars of war for a lifetime, but also have the admiration of all Americans. Dozens of Purple Heart heroes have been chosen to represent their states as honorees for the 2021 Purple Heart Patriot Project, the National Purple Heart Honor Mission announced this Veteran's Day.
Read MoreDan Eddinger, Connecticut's honoree during Purple Heat Patriot Project Mission #1, joined National Report on NewsmaxTV on Veteran's Day to talk about his experience in the first Patriot Project mission, how the Honor Mission is set to honor a new class of honorees and what Veteran’s Day means to him.
Read MoreRetired 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.
Read MoreThey will bear the scars of war for a lifetime, but also have the admiration of all Americans. Dozens of Purple Heart heroes have been chosen to represent their states as honorees for the 2021 Purple Heart Patriot Project, the National Purple Heart Honor Mission announced this Veteran’s Day. This ‘Honor Flight’ style, salute to service will bring together Purple Heart heroes from virtually every conflict of the last century to honor their courage and sacrifice. The multi-day Patriot Project Mission will feature visits to the U.S. 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 – the museum dedicated to paying tribute to our nation’s combat wounded. Other special tribute events are also being planned.
Read MoreNational Purple Heart Honor Mission Executive Director Russ Vernon joins America's Voice Live with Tudor Dixon and Steve Gruber to talk about the 2021 Purple Heart Patriot Project honorees and the Honor Mission's efforts to help share our Purple Heart veterans stories with future generations.
Read MorePORTLAND, Maine — An organization honoring wounded veterans is looking to honor a service member from Maine.
Read MoreNational Purple Heart Honor Mission Board Chairman Richie Lay and Executive Director Russ Vernon joined Clear View Hudson Valley with Uncle Mike to talk about the 2021 Patriot Project Mission and more.
Read MoreMarine 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.
Read More(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.
Read MoreJeff 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.
Read MoreNational 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.
Read MoreThe 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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