I'm not the one who wrote....
"This fact would perhaps argue that Jessica earns something beyond a $25 Purple Heart."
A "twenty five dollar Purple Heart"?
Is that all you think that DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet's father believed he got from America? A $25 trinket?
Yes, I know that the awards process is not fair and that awards are often awarded for political motives. Yes, other medals may be in order for Pfc. Lynch. Yes, I know that countless of servicemembers got no medals for actions that deserved them and a lesser number of other servicemembers got medals for actions that did not deserve them.
However, that is no excuse for individuals such as DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet's relative to cruelly taunt her father, an individual that earned his Purple Heart, that Purple Hearts were meaningless awards and other individuals to denigrate his award by calling it nothing more than $25 worth of merchandise.