Posted on Mar 16, 2018
After waiting more than 70 years, World War II veteran and POW, now 94, receives Purple Heart
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The Mimses said they are grateful for the award because they hope younger generations are still interested in hearing these stories and can appreciate their “God-given freedoms.”
“It brought back memories, sometimes that’s good, sometimes that’s bad, y’know,” said Edward Mims. “You’ve got to live with them, regardless of what the experiences were. Sometimes facing them takes care of that better than trying to hide it.”
“It brought back memories, sometimes that’s good, sometimes that’s bad, y’know,” said Edward Mims. “You’ve got to live with them, regardless of what the experiences were. Sometimes facing them takes care of that better than trying to hide it.”
After waiting more than 70 years, World War II veteran and POW, now 94, receives Purple Heart
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I'm glad that he finally got his Purple Heart medal. I'm glad they got it presented vs. it just showing up in a UPS truck. It's great that they had someone push for it for that long. It is a total shame that this SSG had to wait this long for it though.
Where is his POW medal? We owe these guys more than this.
Thanks for the post, MAJ Montgomery Granger.
Where is his POW medal? We owe these guys more than this.
Thanks for the post, MAJ Montgomery Granger.
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