Stars and Stripes "Combat Veteran Takes to Purple Heart Trail"
July 26, 2018
Underneath the warm afternoon sun on Wednesday, retired U.S. Army Capt. James McCormick and his wife, Heather, and two children Preston and Cassandra, paid their respects to the Mower County Veterans Memorial.
"Put that in his hand," McCormick directed his daughter, who gently placed a small emblem decorated with the various military branches into the statue's hand. "No one will mess with it. It’ll stay there."
The McCormicks have spent the last month traveling across the United States along the Purple Heart Trail in 16 states. The trail started in the McCormicks' hometown of New Haven, West Virginia.
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