Vet awarded Purple Heart after 64 years

By J.D. LeipoldJuly 31, 2009

Vet awarded Purple Heart after 64 years
WASHINGTON (July 31, 2009) -- On Jan. 24, 1945, Staff Sgt. Russell A. Coyle was serving as a tanker with the 781st Tank Battalion in Nuberg, France, when he was hit in the leg by enemy shrapnel. Today, in a Pentagon ceremony among family and friends,... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL