Richland Source: Mansfield Army veteran chosen to represent Ohio’s Purple Heart recipients
NEWBURGH, New York – A Mansfield Purple Heart recipient has been chosen to be one of the nation’s 2021 Purple Heart Patriot Project honorees.
U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Joe Wesner, a veteran of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom, will represent his fellow Purple Heart heroes as Ohio’s representative at a multi-day tribute to the courage and sacrifice of American’s combat wounded.