Posted on 04/09/2009 11:42:26 AM PDT by nickcarraway
Ninety-one years after a Herkimer soldier was injured in World War I, he's posthumously awarded the Purple Heart.
In 1918, Private First Class Floyd Jackson was on patrol for his unit in France when the German Army released chlorine gas. Jackson warned his unit to put on their gas masks. By doing so, he inhaled the gas himself, but his actions saved the lives of the men in his unit. He had lung damage and was hospitalized and discharged in 1919.
On Monday, his daughters received his Purple Heart from Congressman Michael Arcuri.
Purple Heart awarded after 91 years Ninety-one years after a Herkimer soldier was injured in World War I, he's posthumously awarded the Purple Heart.
"We wish it could've happened sooner, but I'm sure he's watching and we're so very proud of what he is or was. He was our dad," said his daughter Marilyn Card.
"Proud, very proud and I know he would be too," said his daughter Ruth Abele.
Private First Class Jackson died in 1980. He also received the World War I Victory Medal.
I, not II
I, not thou
Thee?
Glad it finally happened.
“I” and “thou” are nominative singular, like “he”. “Me” and “thee” are objective singular, like “him”.
Quaker Proverb: All are mad but thee and me, and thou art a little queer.
On Monday, his daughters received his Purple Heart from Congressman Michael Arcuri... "We wish it could've happened sooner, but I'm sure he's watching and we're so very proud of what he is or was. He was our dad," said his daughter Marilyn Card.
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