Soldiers Receive Purple Hearts as New Stamp is Unveiled

WTOP ^ | August 7, 2008 | Not specified

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WASHINGTON -- As a new version of the Purple Heart stamp was unveiled Tuesday, more wounded soldiers received Purple Hearts of their own.

In a ceremony at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Retired Gen. Colin Powell awarded Purple Hearts to two men wounded by IEDs in Iraq.

"When the time came, they were there. When the time came, they showed up, when the time came they showed bravery. When the time came, they stood by their fellow buddies. When the time came they stood by the nation, they did not turn away, did not blink, did not find an excuse to be somewhere else. And we as a nation owe this simple declaration to everyone who is entitled to it. We owe more than that. We owe our heartfelt thanks and beyond that, we owe all that we can do for our wounded warriors to recover," Powell says.

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[RetiredArmy]

Though it is not an award that I sought!!, it is the award that I cherish most of my military awards.

[NEMDF]

I am glad they have reissued the Purple Heart stamp at the current 1st class postage rate. I try to use these for all postage. Thanks for posting.

GOD BLESS OUR TROOPS

Marine Mom

[31M20RedDevil]

Thank you sir for your service.

I treasure the PH that my father was awarded in WW11.
It`s a really beautiful medal.

[muawiyah]

It's usually the case that a medal which has been awarded to an individual is used as a model for the artist or photographer who produces the image used for the stamp.

That's because you can't just get one from Department of Defense ~ unless it's been awarded.

Hence, the stamp depicts an actual medal loaned by someone who earned it the hard way.

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per a local tv report, they are available for purchase today

[muawiyah]

Updating the information: "The stamp features a photograph by Ira Wexler of a Purple Heart medal — awarded to Lieutenant Colonel James Loftus Fowler, U.S. Marines, in 1968."

That was taken from: http://www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/2007/sr07_027.htm

[SandRat]

From Armed Forces Press Service: Powell Presents Purple Hearts; Postal Service Reissues Stamp Honoring Medal

[Lady Jag]

I regret my first thoughts were that Kerry will buy a shipload of them . . .

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LOL!!