Earl Meyer's case highlights how it can be a struggle for wounded veterans to get medals they’ve earned when the fog of war, the absence of records and the…
Earl Meyer's case highlights how it can be a struggle for wounded veterans to get medals they’ve earned when the fog of war, the absence of records and the passage of time make it challenging to produce prooffrom Minnesota who still carries shrapnel in his leg from when he was wounded in combat will finally get his Purple Heart medal, 73 years late.notified Earl Meyer, 96, of St.
Meyer's case highlights how it can be a struggle for wounded veterans to get medals they’ve earned when the fog of war, the absence of records and the passage of time make it challenging to produce proof. Growing up, Meyers' three daughters knew he had been injured in the war. But like many veterans, he never talked much about it. It was only in the past decade or so that he opened up to them. They persuaded him to pursue a Purple Heart.
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