The Purple Heart is a military decoration awarded to U.S. Armed Forces personnel wounded or killed in action. The Purple Heart is the nation’s oldest military award first introduced by General George Washington in August 1782 as the “Badge of Military Merit” towards the end of the American Revolution. Inexplicably, Washington’s Badge of Military MeritContinue reading “Purple Heart Stories”
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Memorial Day – The Dash in the Middle
Memorial Day will be observed this year on May 29, 2023. Memorial Day has always been special to me as a veteran of 22 years in the U.S. Navy. I live in Northern Virginia about 20 miles west of Arlington National Cemetery. Each year over Memorial Day weekend, my wife and I visit Arlington toContinue reading “Memorial Day – The Dash in the Middle”
Fortitude 