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Honor Mission Executive Director Col. Russ Vernon spoke with News/Talk 1540 KXEL about the 2024 Purple Heart Patriot Project Mission and how Iowans can honor the Purple Heart heroes they know and love.
Honor Mission Executive Director Col. Russ Vernon joined Southern Sense, with Annie "The Radio Chick-A-Dee" Ubelis, and Curtis "CS" Bennett.
The National Purple Heart Honor Mission announced that it will open the nomination process for its 2024 Purple Heart Patriot Project on Veterans Day, Saturday, November 11. Anyone can nominate a Purple Heart recipient by completing the nomination form on the Honor Mission’s website: www.purpleheartmission.org/patriot-project.
SAN ANGELO, Texas — When Luis Martinez III joined the US Air Force in 1996, it was to support his family. What he didn’t realize, however, was how big his family was about to get.
George Stavropoulos doesn’t like to be called a war hero, but even if you set aside the four Purple Heart medals he was awarded, there’s still his Silver Star — the third-highest military combat decoration, which is awarded for gallantry in action.
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Corporal (LCpl) James Reeff of Brier, a Purple Heart recipient, was recently honored as one of the nation’s 2023 Purple Heart Patriot Project honorees.