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Ninety-Nine-Year-Old Vet Gets Long-Awaited Purple Heart | Wilmington News
Ninety-nine-year-old WWII veteran Glenn Fisher finally received his long-delayed Purple Heart — 81 years after being wounded fighting the Nazis — just weeks before his 100th birthday. Enlisting at 16, he landed on Utah Beach, fought in the Battle of the Bulge, and even escorted President Truman. His injuries were initially misrecorded, delaying recognition for decades — until a friend, Jeff Thoke, spent years gathering hundreds of pages of evidence to prove his heroism. This ceremony is the triumphant end of a decades-long quest for the honor he so richly deserved. Listen in comfort:Get a…
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