Vietnam Vet Loses Purple Heart Medal—Until Good Samaritan Finds It 38 Years Later, Tracks Him Down

Courtesy of James W.Huckfeldt Jr./Dublin VA

For 71-year-old Georgia resident Gus Allbritton, surviving the Vietnam War was something of a miracle, as he was badly wounded in combat on three separate occasions. And although he received the Purple Heart medal for his sacrifice, that token of honor was later lost in a burglary.

But in a twist of fate nearly four decades later, another miracle saw that cherished medal returned to him.