New Museum Seeks Purple Heart Recipients

[SSGMIke.Ivy]

I am not sure who among the membership here received a Purple Heart for being wounded in combat. If you do then see below.
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The National Purple Heart Hall of Honor is currently under construction in New York's Hudson River Valley at the New Windsor Cantonment State Historic Site.


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Its mission is to collect and preserve the stories of Purple Heart recipients from all branches of the service and across the generations in an attempt to ensure that all recipients are represented. Their stories will be preserved and shared through exhibits, live and videotaped interviews with the veterans themselves, and the Roll of Honor, an interactive computer program preserving the stories of each individual.

The National Purple Heart Hall of Honor the first in the nation to recognize the more than 800,000 Americans wounded or killed in action while serving in the United States Military.

For more information or to have your story preserved as a Purple Heart recipient, contact Michael J. Clark, Project Coordinator, National Purple Heart Hall of Honor, New Windsor Cantonment State Historic Site, P.O. Box 207 (374 Temple Hill Road), Vails Gate, NY 12584-0207, telephone 845-561-1765, or fax at 845- 561-6577.

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SSGMIke.Ivy
Vietnam Veteran
D Company 3/8th 4th Infantry
USAR Retired 1998
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[AF Phan]

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[color=blue][/color] All I can say is
[size=24][/size]RIGHT ON!

[SSGMIke.Ivy]

Update: Remember this is open to anyone that you know, father, brother, sister, etc etc who either recieved a Purple Heart for being wounded in combat or is deceased and received the Purple Heart.

The official site with more information is at

http://www.nysparks.com/heritage/purple_hrt.asp
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SSGMIke.Ivy
Vietnam Veteran
D Company 3/8th 4th Infantry
USAR Retired 1998
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[Sparky]

Bloody excellent idea, I wish we had something like this in the UK. It is a never ceasing annoyance for me that many who fought so bravely in conflicts past have had to sell medals to collectors to feed themselves..

All medals should be in a museum, to rightly recognise the sacrifice of those who fell in battle or recieved wounds that warranted recognition.

Although in the Uk you don't get a medal for being shot, the police now arrest you for damaging government property!! Don't you just love the liberals!
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Capt: "Well Sir, we had reason to believe they were the enemy"
Colonel: "And why did you think that Captain?"
Capt:" Sir, they were shooting at us"