Posted on 08/12/2007 7:48:18 AM PDT by SouthTexas
Honoring Those Who Sacrificed Life and Limb
By Mike Baird
Sunday, August 12, 2007
Twenty-two Purple Heart recipients shared wartime stories and thanked one another for their sacrifices as 100 family members and supporters at Sherrill Park sweltered in the Saturday morning sun.
Retired Navy chaplain Capt. Alston Kirk talked about a Vietnam soldier he remembered who died using his body to protect a wounded Marine.
"Take this story and multiply it by thousands of corpsman, combat medics and grunts who looked after each other," he said. "Those people without legs, in wheelchairs, still suffering from wars, paid for our freedom.
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