The annual welcome home salute at the Jacksonville Museum of Military History strives to relieve the sting many vets feel after their return around 50 years ago.
SPECIAL VIRTUAL EVENT WITH PURPLE HEART RECIPIENT & AUTHOR DERL HORN Written by National Purple Heart Mission
The National Purple Heart Honor Mission is excited to announce that we will be hosting a special virtual event with Purple Heart recipient and author of
On July 2, 1967, Derl Horn and members of Bravo Company walked into a U-shaped ambush just north of the DMZ. The company of Marines showed tremendous courage against unbeatable odds as they spent hours fighting for their own lives and the lives of their fellow Marines. They were trapped and pinned down in what looked to be a hopeless and helpless situation, but they refused to give up. For all involved, it would be a day that changed their lives forever.