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Advocates seeking Purple Heart for soldier hurt during 2009 attack appeal to SCOTUS
The appeal to the Supreme Court — which has garnered support from two former Trump admin. officials — follows years of efforts by the late Staff Sgt. Joshua Berry’s family.
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By Sarah Sicard
Denied a Purple Heart after a perforated eardrum in combat? Army says to try again
"The two critical factors are the degree to which the enemy or hostile force caused the wound, and whether the wound was so severe that it required treatment by a medical officer," according to the Army's MILPER message.
A major was kicked out for stealing narcotics. Then he took $820,000 from the Air Force.
For the past two years, former Air Force Maj. Brandon Bailey has been the subject of a federal investigation into a complex web of financial and bankruptcy fraud he spun over the course of a decade.
UNC law students help Vietnam War veteran get Purple Heart
Spencer served in the infantry in South Vietnam, where he was hit in the neck with shrapnel.
By Kate Murphy, News & Observer via the AP