The purple heart is one of the highest medals of honor in our nation's military.
It's awarded to any members of the armed forces who are wounded in battle. But how one soldier from South Dakota received his purple heart he says was anything but honorable.
Freedom isn't free and apparently neither are Purple Hearts. As retired Sergeant Major in the Army Rob Dickerson found out, they too can come with a price.
"C.O.D. Is how I received my Purple Heart," retired Army Sergeant Major Rob Dickerson said.
Dickerson, who was seriously wounded in a rocket blast while serving in Iraq in 2007, finally got his Purple Heart in the mail, four years late, and on top of it all was billed over $21.00 for postage. He couldn't believe it.
"This is not a matter of money, this is a matter of principle," Dickerson said.
Dickerson says because of a snafu with paperwork, he never got his Purple Heart when he should have. He has spent the last two years trying to prove to the Army he was injured in combat.
"It's a very prestigious award, nobody wants it, but unfortunately with war, it happens," Dickerson said.
It's awarded to any members of the armed forces who are wounded in battle. But how one soldier from South Dakota received his purple heart he says was anything but honorable.
Freedom isn't free and apparently neither are Purple Hearts. As retired Sergeant Major in the Army Rob Dickerson found out, they too can come with a price.
"C.O.D. Is how I received my Purple Heart," retired Army Sergeant Major Rob Dickerson said.
Dickerson, who was seriously wounded in a rocket blast while serving in Iraq in 2007, finally got his Purple Heart in the mail, four years late, and on top of it all was billed over $21.00 for postage. He couldn't believe it.
"This is not a matter of money, this is a matter of principle," Dickerson said.
Dickerson says because of a snafu with paperwork, he never got his Purple Heart when he should have. He has spent the last two years trying to prove to the Army he was injured in combat.
"It's a very prestigious award, nobody wants it, but unfortunately with war, it happens," Dickerson said.
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