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Minnesota VFW Seeks Help Reuniting Purple Heart Medal With Hero’s Family

We are attempting to locate a Purple Heart recipient by the name of Henry H Peterson. His medal was found in someone's personal effects, and the family has no idea of who he is/was.

Paul Shea

Sauk Rapids Purple Heart Recipient Receives Eagle Head Honor Cane [VIDEO]

A Sauk Rapids Korean War Veteran received a handcrafted Eagle Head Honor Cane during the St. Cloud Wood Expo Show on Saturday.

Dan DeBaun

Purple Heart Awarded 70 Years Later

A World War II gunner who survived when his B-17 bomber was shot down over Germany in 1943 has been officially awarded a Purple Heart medal in St. Cloud. Ninety-two-year-old Lawrence Huschle was held as a prisoner of war for nearly two years after the plane crash.

The Associated Press