THE PURPLE HEART IS THE OLDEST ACTIVE MILITARY MEDAL IN THE UNITED STATES, PRESENTED TO SERVICE MEMBERS WHO HAVE BEEN WOUNDED OR KILLED. ROBERTS WAS INJURED DURING THE KOREAN WAR. WE WERE STILL ...

Earl Meyer remembers in vivid detail when his platoon came under heavy fire during the Korean War -- he still ... his injury and to award him a Purple Heart medal, which honors service members ...

(KEYC/Gray News) - A veteran of the Korean War who got a piece of ... Meyer’s family applied for him to receive a Purple Heart medal after the war, but nothing happened until now.

(KEYC/Gray News) - A veteran of the Korean War who got a piece of shrapnel lodged ... Meyer’s family applied for him to receive a Purple Heart medal after the war, but nothing happened until now. With ...