HR 1683 - National Purple Heart Hall Of Honor Commemorative Coin Act

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CCFPress Press Manager United States 1420 Posts	Posted 04/01/2017 11:18 am Congress - To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor. This Act may be cited as the "National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Commemorative Coin Act". Sponsor: Representative Sean Patrick Maloney Cosponsors Committees: House - Financial Services Latest Action: 03/22/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. Text:The Congress finds the following: (1) The National Purple Heart Hall of Honor's mission is— (A) to commemorate the extraordinary sacrifice of America's servicemen and servicewomen who were killed or wounded in combat; and (B) to collect and preserve the stories of National Purple Heart recipients from all branches of service and across generations to ensure that all recipients are represented. (2) The National Purple Heart Hall of Honor first opened its doors on November 10, 2006, in New Windsor, NY. (3) The National Purple Heart Hall of Honor is located at the New Windsor Cantonment State Historic Site, where General George Washington's Army camped during the Revolutionary War and where he first awarded the Badge of Military Merit, a piece of purple cloth that became the model for the Purple Heart. (4) The National Purple Heart Hall of Honor is the first to recognize the more than 1.7 million U.S. service members wounded or killed in action ranging from the American Revolutionary War to the present day, serving as a living memorial to their sacrifice by sharing their stories through interviews, exhibits and the Roll of Honor, an interactive computer database of each recipient. Read entire text Report this Post to the Staff

bpoc1 Rest in Peace United States 4078 Posts	Posted 04/01/2017 3:41 pm Hope this happens. My brother got one from Vietnam. I will be buying one for him. Thank God I did not have to go, with a high draft number I did luck out. My brother He went through heck in recovering and is still paying. Thank God he is still kicking and a pain in the butt at times. He is my bro and love and respect what he went through. Edited by bpoc1 04/01/2017 3:55 pm Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188560 Posts	Posted 04/01/2017 11:35 pm This will be for 2020. A darn good idea in my opinion. I have had the honour of meeting a few recipients in my life. I could never really thank them properly. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
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