Staff Sgt. Edward Mims, 83, smiles and holds his Purple Heart Medal as well-wishers thank him for his service following a ceremony in his honor at the The Villages, a retirement community in Florida, Feb. 23. Mims was awarded the medal nearly 74 years after being wounded in World War II while serving as a top turret gunner on a B-24 Liberator bomber. Fort Stewart garrison command team Col. Jason Wolter and Command Sgt. Maj. Marty Conroy present the veteran his medal.
Date Taken: | 02.23.2018 |
Date Posted: | 03.02.2018 13:23 |
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