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Army Will Present Purple Heart to Minnesota Veteran 73 Years After He Was Wounded in Korean War

Earl Meyer, who fought for the U.S. Army in the Korean War, talks with fellow veterans at the American Legion

ST. PAUL, Minn. — After 73 years and a long fight with the U.S. Army, a Korean War veteran from Minnesota who was wounded in combat was set to finally get his Purple Heart medal on Friday. The Army notified Earl Meyer, 96, of St. Peter, last month that it had granted him a Purple […]