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Trump Honors Nearly 100 Purple Heart Recipients in East Room Ceremony

Held on National Purple Heart Day, the event featured veterans who sent their medals to the president after a 2024 assassination attempt.

FILE - Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump holds a Purple Heart medal given to him by a supporter during a campaign rally, Aug. 2, 2016, in Ashburn, Va. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
FILE - Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump holds a Purple Heart medal given to him by a supporter during a campaign rally, Aug. 2, 2016, in Ashburn, Va. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
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Retired Sgt. Maj. James K. Bodecker shows his Purple Heart, awarded after he was shot by a sniper in Ramadi, Iraq, on Feb. 17, 2006.

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