BAY MINETTE, Ala. — Nine veterans were presented Purple Heart
pins Thursday in a ceremony at the William F. Green State Veterans
Home.
“I congratulate each and every one of you and commend you for
your service,” said Col. Bill …
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pins Thursday in a ceremony at the William F. Green State Veterans
Home.
your service,” said Col. Bill Callendar Sr., of the Military Order
of the Purple Heart during the presentation.
a badge for merit during the Revolutionary War and fell out of
notoriety in the 19th century.
because so many Americans were gassed and killed in combat,” he
said.
Purple Heart took on its current form of honoring soldiers injured
or killed in combat.
Howard Briggs, John Henry Cook, Laudie Huggins, Ray McGraw, Charles
Marshall, Emmett Mickles, James Odom and Robert Vrocher. All of
them are recipients of this military decoration for the wounds they
received while serving in U.S. military forces.
Heart presented the veterans home with a $2,000 grant.
residents,” said Kathleen Voll of the Department of Veterans
Affairs following the event.
home that houses 150 veterans from all over the state, it took some
time to coordinate Thursday’s ceremony.
after the event that was held in honor of National Purple Heart
Day.
