“No they do not deserve the Purple Heart, was not a combat engagement.”
So, they were not military under fire from an enemy combatant? The question is not whether or not someone else was eligible...were they under fire from an enemy combatant or were they just two guys shot by a disgruntled passerby?
the two soldiers will not and should not get the PH....what, now you expect them to recieve Combat Pay, Hazardious Duty Pay also???