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San Diego To Show Off New Purple Heart Stamp

Our president awards the Purple Heart to troops injured or killed while in combat. Now the the United States Postal Service is honoring those servicemembers’ sacrifices with a new stamp that depicts the Purple Heart, and the agency has chosen the the USS Midway in San Diego Bay as the place to unveil the new stamp. The special ceremony will take place Thursday at 11 a.m., marking the Purple Heart stamp’s first day of issue. (Read more)