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Trump to Honor Purple Heart Recipients

Trump will speak in honor of National Purple Heart Day, which is every Aug. 7, to spotlight the achievements of service members, said a White House official.
Trump to Honor Purple Heart Recipients
A Purple Heart medal is displayed during a Purple Heart ceremony at George Washington's Mount Vernon in Mount Vernon, Va., on June 9, 2015. Alex Wong/Getty Images
Jackson Richman
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President Donald Trump will honor Purple Heart recipients at the White House on Aug. 7.

“The Purple Heart is one of our nation’s highest, but most solemn military honors—recognizing those who have performed an act of courage for our country that can never be repaid,” White House spokesperson Taylor Rogers told The Epoch Times.

Jackson Richman
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Jackson Richman is a Washington correspondent for The Epoch Times. In addition to Washington politics, he covers the intersection of politics and sports/sports and culture. He previously was a writer at Mediaite and Washington correspondent at Jewish News Syndicate. His writing has also appeared in The Washington Examiner. He is an alum of George Washington University.
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