Monday, August 6, 2012

Purple Heart Monument Dedication

Hillsborough will be dedicating its newest Garden of Honor monument honoring Purple Heart recipients tomorrow, Tuesday, August 7th, at 6:30 p.m.

The Garden of Honor is located at the Hillsborough Township Municipal Building at 379 South Branch Road.
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For the history of the Purple Heart go here.

For those who may not be familiar with the Military Order of the Purple Heart, "...Chartered by Congress in 1958, The Military Order of the Purple Heart is composed of military men and women who received the Purple Heart Medal for wounds suffered in combat...".

The website for the Military Order of the Purple Heart is here.



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