It’s interesting that the link you posted indicates the purple hearts he received were probably part of the surplus manufactured in WWII, in anticipation of the losses the expected in the invasion of Japan, which never happened.
BaroqueInMind@lemmy.one 10 months ago
Wtf is a “people heart”? You mean Purple Heart?
Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 months ago
BaroqueInMind@lemmy.one 10 months ago
Who is the “he” you are referring to?
Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 months ago
The veteran I met today, in the post.
Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 months ago
Thank you for kindly bringing my attention to that error. It was a very important point and I’m glad I was able to correct it.