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Netflix’s ‘Purple Hearts’ is a love story with a wounded premise
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By Sarah Sicard
Denied a Purple Heart after a perforated eardrum in combat? Army says to try again
"The two critical factors are the degree to which the enemy or hostile force caused the wound, and whether the wound was so severe that it required treatment by a medical officer," according to the Army's MILPER message.
UNC law students help Vietnam War veteran get Purple Heart
Spencer served in the infantry in South Vietnam, where he was hit in the neck with shrapnel.
By Kate Murphy, News & Observer via the AP
Lowest depth to highest peak: How a wounded Army vet climbed the Seven Summits
Breckheimer's Stryker vehicle ran over an IED in 2009. More than a decade later, he'd summit the tallest peak on all seven continents.
By Adam Morey
A 99-year-old World War II veteran finally gets his medals
Soldier served in Allied invasion of Italy.
By Todd South