Erie County Clerk's Office Honors Purple Heart Recipients

Erie County Clerk's Office honors Purple Heart recipients

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- On Aug. 7, 1782, George Washington created the "Badge of Merit," which was later revived as "The Purple Heart." The Erie County Clerk's Office held its "William J. Donovan Purple Heart Recipient Book of Merit Ceremony" and raised the Purple Heart flag on Thursday, honoring the heroes who were injured or lost their lives while fighting for our nation's freedom. "All I could say is thank the Lord that we got home safely, an…

Ceremonies mark new names in Erie County's Purple Heart Book of Merit

The book now holds the names of 590 Erie County servicemen and women who were awarded the nation's oldest military decoration.