Michael Franklin Wills (July 7, 1946 – October 15, 2002) served as a Hospital Corpsman, supporting the Marines in Vietnam. He was wounded during his time there and received the Purple Heart.
United States ArmyHarold David Thomas (Oct 25, 1944 – Mar 17, 2010) served in the Army from 5 October 1966 to 4 October 1968. During his deployment to Vietnam as part Battery B, 2nd Battalion, 35th Artillery, […]
Lieutenant Colonel Harry Norman Duncan (March 26, 1917 – June 8, 1998) was commissioned an Army officer after graduating from Texas A&M in 1938. As part of a distinguished career, he was wounded during fighting in the […]
Served two tours of duty in Vietnam. His F-8 Crusader fighter was struck by a surface to air missile. Beeler,though wounded, ejected successfully but was captured by hostile forces. He was shuttled among various North […]
Frisco is a Purple Heart City, and August 7 is National Purple Heart Day. The Purple Heart medal dates back to the earliest days of George Washington and our new nation’s Army but was not used much between the early 1800s and the early 1930s. The […]