It was a dream come true for a Korean War veteran who was awarded a Purple Heart coin Tuesday while his official medal is still being processed. Staff Sgt. Leroy Campbell of Miamisburg was wounded ...

On Monday, April 22, 2024, the U.S. Army notified Meyer that he will finally get his Purple Heart. (Abbie Parr/AP) MINNEAPOLIS — A Korean War veteran from Minnesota who still carries shrapnel in ...

After 73 years and a long fight with the U.S. Army, a Korean War veteran from Minnesota who was wounded in combat finally got his Purple Heart medal on Friday. The Army notified Earl Meyer ...

After a racially motivated trial in the midst of the Korean War on Nov. 14 ... Due to this, Brown was not listed as a veteran for most of his life, his Purple Heart was taken away and he was ...

Earl Meyer, who fought for the U.S. Army in the Korean War ... member for a Purple Heart, but wounds from enemy shrapnel can. Meyer finished out his tour guarding prisoners of war.

Seventy years after the Korean War ended, veteran Earl Meyer is still waiting for his Purple Heart. The 96-year-old ... a Soldier requiring such treatment receives it, there will be cases where ...

MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC/Gray News) – A Korean War veteran from Minnesota who still has shrapnel in his leg from when he was wounded in combat will finally get his Purple Heart medal – 73 years later. The ...

Meyer, 96, is suing the Army to try to get the Purple Heart medal ... after a veteran leaves the military, he said. Earl Meyer, who fought for the U.S. Army in the Korean War, talks with fellow ...

MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC/Gray News) – A Korean War veteran from Minnesota who still has shrapnel in his leg from when he was wounded in combat will finally get his Purple Heart medal – 73 years later.