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Laurie Buckhout: “I did not get a purple heart, and I'm grateful.”

Featuring: Laurie Buckhout, Republican | Former Candidate, U.S. House North Carolina, District 1

Laurie Buckhout for Congress on the Henry Hinton Show Announcing Candidacy for North Carolina 01

Published November 1, 2023 | Video Starts at 17:21

It ended up cracking a vertebrae. But I'm healed up and ready to go. That's from. That's why you got the bronze star. Well, actually got the bronze star for leadership. I did not get a purple heart, and I'm grateful. I did not get a purple heart. Yeah. Yeah. Really? Yeah. It's for combat wounded. I'm good. Well, I. I've said it before. I've said it before. (17:21–17:24)

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Asserts that Laurie Buckhout did not receive a Purple Heart.

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