Found Purple heart In Garbage!!!!!!
Article about: I cant believe this. My friend is a Garbage man. He went to a dumpster in Downtown and He saw this in the garbage. He gave it to me and Is there a way to locate this Family since there is a
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Sad indeed...Out of curiosity, which city? On the other hand, I'm sure it's in good hands now, thanks to your friend...
cheers, Glenn
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Very sad that it was thrown away!...
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Baltimore Area I think He said
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You could try the NARA database but may be difficult without a serial number to search by.
Michael
"Please", Thank You" and proper manners appreciated
My greatest fear is that one day I will die and my wife will sell my guns for what I told her I paid for them
"Don't tell me these are investments if you never intend to sell anything" (Quote: Wife)
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That is a terrible shame.
Isn't that a post WW2 ribbon????
Here is 1 Edward Rogers in Baltimore.
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Maybe just call and ask. Its worth a shot.
Semper Fi
Phil
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Here is a link to NARA.
You can search by each era (WW1, WW2, etc).
NARA - AAD - Page not found
There were a lot of records lost years ago in a fire I heard.
I tried a general search but I think it was too broad.
Serial #'s
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and casualties
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Also, from what I know there is NO database to search for Purple Heart recipients.
"Please", Thank You" and proper manners appreciated
My greatest fear is that one day I will die and my wife will sell my guns for what I told her I paid for them
"Don't tell me these are investments if you never intend to sell anything" (Quote: Wife)
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Good save.
I wouldn't get all hung up about finding
any of his relatives - after all they
threw this away.........
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A friend of mine had the same experience several years ago, found not only a Purple Heart but several other medals. If I'm not mistaken, the fact that the medal is named means that the soldiers died as a result of his wounds. Here is a link to a story about a Captain in the Vermont National Guard who reunites families with found Purple Hearts, perhaps he could help:Captain's mission: Reunite Purple Heart medals with recipients' families - The Daily Nightly
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Thanks everyone for the reply s. I'll do my best to find this person. I don't know if it's post world war 2 ribbon
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