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Purple Heart Awarded on Veterans Day

Scott McIntyre/Staff Marilee Hendrickson places a Purple Heart on her husband R. Donald Hendrickson during a special mass held at St. Peter The Apostle Church on Friday morning. 'I'm so proud of him,' said Marilee Hendrickson. Hendrickson received the medal for being wounded during his service in the Vietnam War.

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Marilee Hendrickson places a Purple Heart on her husband R. Donald Hendrickson during a special mass held at St. Peter The Apostle Church on Friday morning. "I'm so proud of him," said Marilee Hendrickson. Hendrickson received the medal for being wounded during his service in the Vietnam War.

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  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Fr. Gerard Critch, left, admires R. Donald Hendrickson's new Purple Heart medal that he was presented during a special mass at St. Peter The Apostle on Friday morning.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Members of the Marine Corp League chat before a special mass held at St. Peter The Apostle Church on Friday morning where R. Donald Hendrickson was awarded the Purple Heart.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff R. Donald Hendrickson brings his wife, Marilee Hendrickson, close after he was awarded the Purple Heart during a special mass held at St. Peter The Apostle Church on Friday morning. 'I'm so proud of him,' said Marilee Hendrickson. Hendrickson received the medal for being wounded during his service in the Vietnam War.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Scenes from a special mass held at St. Peter The Apostle Church on Friday morning where R. Donald Hendrickson was awarded the Purple Heart
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Members of the Knights of Columbus Color Corp stand guard as veterans file in during a special mass held at St. Peter The Apostle Church on Friday morning where R. Donald Hendrickson was awarded the Purple Heart
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Marilee Hendrickson places a Purple Heart on her husband R. Donald Hendrickson during a special mass held at St. Peter The Apostle Church on Friday morning. 'I'm so proud of him,' said Marilee Hendrickson. Hendrickson received the medal for being wounded during his service in the Vietnam War.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Parishioners at St. Peter The Apostle Church during a special mass honoring the military veterans as well as presenting a Purple Heart medal to R. Donald Hendrickson.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Staff Stgt. Wilfredo Vasquez stands during a special mass held at St. Peter The Apostle Church on Friday morning where R. Donald Hendricksen was awarded the Purple Heart
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Staff Sgt. Wilfredo Vasquez, right, congratulates R. Donald Hendrickson, center, after he was presented the Purple Heart medal during a special mass at St. Peter The Apostle on Friday morning. Hendrickson received the medal for being wounded during his service in the Vietnam War.

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