The News-Sun: Avilla veteran chosen for Purple Heart honor trip
By Sheryl Prentice
AVILLA — Vietnam veteran John Huelsenbeck quickly deflects when he’s asked about his heroism during his U.S. Army service.
“I lost a lot of friends there,” he said. “They are the heroes.”
Maybe so, but Huelsenbeck, the twice-wounded recipient of the Purple Heart, will have the honor of representing Indiana and his fellow Purple Heart heroes at a multi-day tribute to the courage and sacrifice of American’s combat wounded.