Tag: purple heart
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El Paso County sheriff’s deputy receives Purple Heart for injuries sustained in Afghanistan
As commemorative events took place across Colorado Springs on Friday, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office hosted a Purple Heart ceremony to honor a deputy who was injured in combat 10 years to the day after the 9/11 attacks. On Sept. 11, 2011, then-Army Staff Sgt. Michael Ratai was seriously wounded during a combat operation…
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10th Circuit concludes Army was justified in initially withholding Purple Heart to soldier
The Denver-based federal appeals court agreed last week that the U.S. Army was “substantially justified” in its initial decision to withhold the Purple Heart from an injured soldier, then reverse itself when new evidence surfaced during litigation. Joshua Savelkoul ultimately received the award nearly two decades after a sniper shot him in Iraq. But the…
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Colorado Springs veteran, Purple Heart recipient is a Paralympic Games flag bearer
Colorado Springs resident and U.S. Army veteran Melissa Stockwell was the flag bearer for the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Paralympic Games on Tuesday, according to the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee. Stockwell is a 2016 Paralympic bronze medalist in triathlon, as well as a Purple Heart and Bronze Star Medal recipient. She lives in…