WATE: Knoxville Army veteran chosen to represent Tennessee’s Purple Heart recipients on trip to West Point

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A Knoxville Purple Heart recipient has been chosen as one of the nation’s 2021 Purple Heart Patriot Project honorees.

U.S. Army Captain Robert “Buzz” Buswell will represent his fellow Purple Heart heroes as Tennessee’s representative at a multi-day tribute to the courage and sacrifice of America’s combat wounded.

Buswell is being honored with an all-expenses-paid trip including visits to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, historic Washington’s Headquarters, and a special tour of the newly renovated National Purple Heart Hall of Honor.

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