Military veterans Dale Wilson, North Idaho College President Nick Swayne and Len Crosby are pictured in April 2023 when NIC was designated as a Purple Heart College. Today is Purple Heart Day, a time to honor those who were wounded or killed at the hands of enemies while serving their country.
August 7, 2025
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The sacrifice of Purple Hearts
In Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 889 Commander Bob Martin's opinion, the Purple Heart is an honor that absolutely should be awarded to those who have earned it. "The Purple Heart is given to people who paid the ultimate price," he said Thursday. "Those who got it and didn’t make that ultimate price, they were in lockstep. They almost paid the ultimate price. The guy who got it, he gave the government a check and told them to cash it with his life."