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The hidden weight of the Purple Heart
August 15, 2022 — It’s the oldest active military medal in the United States. It is believed its color was chosen because it represents courage and bravery, but it’s the medal nobody ever asks for. It weighs just over an ounce, but holds the weight and sorrow of countless stories told and untold. The stories are different, but they do have one thing in common: the recipient was wounded or killed in order to be awarded the Purple Heart... MORE

Retired Command Sgt. Maj. James K. Bodecker displays the Purple Heart he was awarded March 20, 2006, after being shot by a sniper in Ramadi, Iraq, February 17, 2006.

Why I Serve: Purple Heart recipient dedicated to military service
April 30, 2019 — “It was mass chaos,” said Staff Sgt. John Lee, 414th Civil Affairs Battalion. “After the bomb went off, I was more focused on getting other people out. I carried several people out before I was told that I had been hit and I was bleeding.”... MORE

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