Aug. 7 was Purple Heart Day, a time to honor and remember service members who were wounded or killed by an instrument of war in the hands of an enemy or while prisoners of war.
The following are a few stories of the nearly 2 million who were awarded the medal.
Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Lewis Burwell “Chesty” Puller was wounded Nov. 8, 1942, during the Battle of Koli Point, a significant engagement of th…