{"id":76445,"date":"2017-12-10T11:00:03","date_gmt":"2017-12-10T16:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=76445"},"modified":"2017-12-10T11:00:03","modified_gmt":"2017-12-10T16:00:03","slug":"sgt-george-sahlmanns-purple-heart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=76445","title":{"rendered":"Sgt. George Sahlmann\u2019s Purple Heart"},"content":{"rendered":"

According to CBS News<\/a>, Sgt. George Sahlmann\u2019s Purple Heart Medal will have a permanent home in the Museum of Jewish Heritage in Manhattan, New York when his family will present it tomorrow night with the help of our friends at Purple Hearts Reunited<\/a>. <\/p>\n

According to their Facebook page<\/a>, in 1937 Sahlmann stowed away on a ship to escape the Nazi noose around the necks of Jews in Europe. After he was arrested, he was allowed to stay in the US where he began a career in barbering, but when war broke out, he enlisted in the Army out of a sense of duty to country;<\/p>\n

[Sgt. George Sahlmann] saw action across Italy, France, and Germany. He was wounded on three separate occasions. Because he spoke fluent German, ironically, he was assigned as camp supervisor of a German POW camp. George had to now care for the very men who attempted to wipe out his race. He did so with respect, compassion, and the utmost professionalism one would expect from a Non-Commissioned Officer. We owe it to George to tell his story and keep his legacy alive! <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

According to the CBS article, Sahlmann’s Purple Heart was acquired from a collector along with some other of his medals. Sergeant Sahlmann passed away in 2006 at the age of 95.<\/p>\n

According to Purple Hearts Reunited, a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit foundation, founded by my buddy Major Zach Fike of the Vermont National Guard and a Purple Heart recipient himself, they have returned 375 Purple Hearts to families in 46 states since their founding in 2012.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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