[DUMBGRUNT]

The Purple Heart that I received RVN 1969, was a ‘leftover’ from WWII.

They were preparing for the landing.

https://www.stripes.com/blogs-archive/the-rumor-doctor/the-rumor-doctor-1.104348/are-purple-hearts-from-1945-still-being-awarded-1.116756#.XIV0o3VKjMU

[laplata]

Thanks for that. Yes, I was aware of that.

One of my buddies made the comment that he wondered if his “....Purple Heart was from a stockpile from World War II”. We were in I Corps.

Thanks for your sacrifice and service, Grunt.
Welcome Home, brother.