A local Purple Heart recipient has been chosen to be one of the nation’s 2026 Purple Heart Patriot Project honorees. U.S. Air Force Colonel (Col.) Carl Pio Parlatore will represent his fellow Purple Heart heroes as Tennessee’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.
Read MoreIan Freeman, a Boise-based two-time Purple Heart recipient, has been selected as Idaho’s representative for the 2026 Purple Heart Patriot Project, a national tribute organized by the National Purple Heart Honor Mission.
Read MoreA local Purple Heart recipient has been chosen to be one of the nation’s 2026 Purple Heart Patriot Project honorees. U.S. Marine Corps Major (Maj) Larry R. Iverson Jr., Ph.D., will represent his fellow Purple Heart heroes as California’s representative at the multi-day tribute to the courage and sacrifice of America’s combat wounded.
Read MoreIn the late 1960s, U.S. forces fought to protect the South Vietnamese from being overrun by communists to the north of the country. The 101st Airborne Infantry was setting up a fire support base in the Ho Bo Woods in Củ Chi, Vietnam, when soldiers from Unit B left to ambush a contingent of the North Vietnamese Army.
Read MoreU.S. Army Sergeant (SGT) Wayne Henry will represent his fellow Purple Heart heroes as Massachusetts’ representative at the multi-day tribute to the courage and sacrifice of America’s combat wounded.
Read MoreAn veteran from Putnam County will be honored at a national tribute event this spring, organizers announced.
Read MoreU.S. Army Sgt. Karl Spidel of Lititz will represent Pennsylvania on a trip honoring Purple Heart recipients across the U.S. this spring.
Read MoreNearly 60 years after a grenade fragment lodged near the nerves in his arm during combat in Vietnam, Robert Cloninger has been selected to represent North Carolina in the Purple Heart Patriot Project.
Read MoreU.S. Army Specialist 4 (SP4) John Alberghini will represent his fellow Purple Heart heroes as Connecticut’s representative at the multi-day tribute to the courage and sacrifice of America’s combat wounded.
Read MoreAn Oak Island Marine Corps veteran has been chosen to be one of the 2026 Purple Heart Patriot Project honorees. Corporal Robert Cloninger will be North Carolina’s representative at the multi-day tribute to America’s combat wounded.
Read MoreThe designates the organization as an official “Give with Confidence” charity, indicating that the National Purple Heart Honor Mission is using its donations effectively based on Charity Navigator’s comprehensive criteria that go beyond financials. The four-star rating is the highest possible rating an organization can achieve.
Read MoreCloninger enlisted in the Marine Corps on August 7, 1967, serving with 1st Battalion, 26th Marines, Delta Company. He deployed to Vietnam during the Tet Offensive and fought at the Siege of Khe Sanh before continuing combat operations in the jungles of Vietnam. He earned his Purple Heart after being wounded in a North Vietnamese ambush, suffering shrapnel injuries to his right upper arm.
Read MoreA local Purple Heart recipient has been chosen as one of the nation’s 2026 Purple Heart Patriot Project honorees. U.S. Army Lt. Col. Albert Guarnieri Jr. will represent his fellow Purple Heart recipients as Rhode Island’s representative at the multiday tribute to the courage and sacrifice of America’s combat wounded.
Read MoreThe National Purple Heart Honor Mission is proud to announce that its strong financial health and ongoing effectiveness and reliability have helped it earn a Four-Star Rating from Charity Navigator.
Read MoreU.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 (CW2) Charles Livermont will represent his fellow Purple Heart heroes as Wyoming’s representative at the multi‑day tribute to the courage and sacrifice of America’s combat wounded.
Read MoreU.S. Marine Corps Corporal (Cpl) Daniel Contois and U.S. Army Specialist (SP4) Michael Webster will represent their fellow Purple Heart heroes as Maine’s representatives at the multi-day tribute to the courage and sacrifice of America’s combat wounded.
Read MoreU.S. Army Sergeant First Class (SFC) Ian Freeman will represent his fellow Purple Heart heroes as Idaho’s representative at the multi-day tribute to the courage and sacrifice of America’s combat wounded.
Read MoreU.S. Marine Corps Sergeant (Sgt) Robert Olivarez will represent his fellow Purple Heart heroes as Washington’s representative at the multi-day tribute to the courage and sacrifice of America’s combat wounded.
Read MoreA Flatwoods Army veteran will be Kentucky’s representative for the 2026 Purple Heart Patriot Project, according to a news release.
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