The Military Order of the Purple Heart in its November issue recognized Sgt. Hack’s appearance on Fox News. The Military Order of the Purple Heart fosters and environment of goodwill and camaraderie among Combat Wounded Veterans, promoting Patriotism, legislative initiatives and service to all veterans and their families.
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I served with Company M Rangers, 75th Infantry Regiment From July 1968 – July 1969. On February 19th , 1969, My LRRP team was engaged with a VC unit. During the firefight, I was shot In my lower right jaw. We were extracted by Navy boats and returned to Firebase Barbara. From firebase Barbara I was flown to another firebase, where there was an aid station. I was looked at by a pfc, who commented, that yeah you got shot. No medication was applied, and the wound was still bleeding. He placed a band aid over the hole in my cheek and sent me back to firebase Barbara. About three or four days later, my jaw became infected to the point that I couldn’t open my mouth. I was sent to the hospital back at Long Bihn. I told the doctor that there was a knot in my cheek, to which he replied that it was scar tissue, and there was no metal fragments remaining in my cheek . My medical record state that I was wounded. The infection cleared up without any more problems. I was never recommended for a purple heart by my CO. So therefore,I never received a purple heart. After I was discharged, my civilian dentist was xraying my teeth and discovered that there is still a piece of the bullet left in my cheek.