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By New York Times News Service / The Bulletin
January 8, 2009
The Pentagon has decided that it will not award the Purple Heart, the hallowed medal given to those wounded or killed by enemy action, to war veterans who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder because it is not a physical wound.
The decision ends the hope of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans....
