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Off The Wall

Off The Wall

American Legion highlights the Purple Heart medal

By Clifford W Burrell | May 29, 2021

Among the many plaques on the north wall of the legion post hangs a large copy of a stamp issued in 2003, a 37-cent stamp depicting the Purple Heart medal. How did this medal come to be?

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