Purple Heart
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Army combat veteran and a Purple Heart recipient.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
As a marine, Mueller earned a Bronze Star for valor and a Purple Heart for wounds received in combat.
From Barron's ● Mar. 21, 2026
He joined the Marines and led a rifle platoon of the Third Marine Division in Vietnam, where he received a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 21, 2026
An Army veteran who grew up in Van Nuys and was awarded a Purple Heart self-deported to South Korea this week as he was threatened with being detained and deported by federal immigration forces.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2025
Scruggs was awarded a Purple Heart and sent back to his company.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
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