COLORADO SPRINGS — A Vietnam veteran from Colorado Springs is taking a trip to the U.S. Military Academy in West Point next month to visit the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor. Franklin "Skip" Ripley was burned while serving in Vietnam after enemy fire hit a fuel bladder and caused an explosion.
Read MoreTOWN OF WALLKILL – Two-time Purple Heart recipient Sgt. John Peck, who has been traveling across the country telling his story of inspiration in his book “Rebuilding Sergeant Peck: How I Put Body and Soul Back Together After Afghanistan,” visited the Hudson Valley, Wednesday evening, to talk with locals about his experiences overseas that left him a quadruple-amputee and his journey to receiving a cutting-edge organ transplant.
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MIDDLETOWN – Marine Sgt. John Peck survived two improvised explosive devices while fighting the war on terror. The first explosion, in Iraq in 2007, left him with amnesia and a brain injury. The second, in Afghanistan three years later, led to his becoming a quadruple amputee.
Read MoreThe National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Inc. will host a book signing featuring Purple Heart recipient and United States Marine Corps Sgt. John Peck, author of Rebuilding Sergeant Peck: How I Put Body and Soul Back Together After
Read MoreIn commemoration of the 75th Anniversary of the Allied Forces invasion of Normandy, France, commonly referred to as D-Day, the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor, Inc. will welcome New York State Lt. Governor Kathy Hochul to the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor. Lt. Gov. Hochul will meet with Purple Heart recipients and other Hudson Valley-area veterans and salute their service to our great nation.
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