Even After 7 Decades, This 96-Year-Old Army Veteran Is Still Waiting To Get A Purple Heart
Even After 7 Decades, This 96-Year-Old Army Veteran Is Still Waiting To Get A Purple Heart
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Even After 7 Decades, This 96-Year-Old Army Veteran Is Still Waiting To Get A Purple Heart
By STEVE KARNOWSKI, MARK VANCLEAVE and MELISSA PEREZ WINDER Associated Press ST. PETER, Minn. (AP) — Earl Meyer remembers in vivid detail when his platoon came under heavy fire during the Korean War — he still has shrapnel embedded in his thigh. But over 70 years later, the 96-year-old is still waiting for the U.S. […]
A 96-year-old Korean War veteran from Minnesota has been waiting for 70 years for a Purple Heart medal. The Army keeps turning him down. He has provided documents to back
After 7 Decades, This 96-Year-Old Army Veteran Is Still Waiting To Get A Purple Heart
Earl Meyer remembers in vivid detail when his platoon came under heavy fire during the Korean War -- he still has shrapnel embedded in his thigh.