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Purple Heart Appreciation Day this Sunday

| 03 Aug 2016 | 09:42
    Beatrice Mary MacDonald, Army Nurse Corps, World War I.
    Beatrice Mary MacDonald, Army Nurse Corps, World War I.
    Chaplain (Captain) Emil Kapaun, U.S. Army, Korea.
    Chaplain (Captain) Emil Kapaun, U.S. Army, Korea.

NEW WINDSOR — Join the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor on Sunday, Aug. 7, at 2 p.m. to commemorate the 234rd anniversary of General Washington’s order creating the Badge of Military Merit, predecessor for the modern Purple Heart.
This year the program will commemorate Purple Heart recipients who were non-combatants. Many chaplains, corpsmen, medics, nurses, doctors and military victims of terrorist attacks have earned this award, and the group will share some of their stories of sacrifice.
Among these recipients are Beatrice MacDonald, a World War I Army nurse, the first known woman to be awarded a Purple Heart, and Korean War Medal of Honor recipient Chaplain Emil Kapaun.
Light refreshments will be served. The program will be held outdoors under a tent. To better help prepare for this event, call to RSVP at 845-561-1765. Admission is free.
The National Purple Heart Hall of Honor is located at 374 Temple Hill Road (Route 300) in New Windsor. For additional information, go to www.thepurpleheart.com.