Flap over Purple Heart Is 'Tip of Iceberg' Vets Say - Frazier Park (CA) Mountain Enterprise

The Kern County Veterans Service Department began regular monthly visits here this week to assist mountain veterans to obtain and update their benefits from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), but a new flap in Washington, D.C. reminded local vets of the hurdles they face.

The Pentagon made a decision in November not to grant the Purple Heart to those suffering from combatrelated post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but did not make the decision public.

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