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Lt. Col. Jacob Robinson expresses what Purple Heart Day means to him. Purple Heart Day is to commemorate the day the medal was commissioned and to honor those who been injured or gave the ultimate sacrifice while in battle. Robinson is the commanding officer of Combat Assault Battalion and is a native of Savanna, Illinois. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Kallahan Morris)
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