WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Thursday marked National Purple Heart Day with a White House ceremony honoring recipients of the military decoration, the nation’s oldest one still awarded.

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President Donald Trump on Thursday marked National Purple Heart Day with a White House ceremony honoring recipients of the military decoration, the nation’s oldest one still awarded

Trump told the stories of some of the veterans and Purple Heart recipients present for the event, including a few he said sent him their medals after the assassination attempt against him at a campaign rally last summer

The storied military decoration, with a history dating back to George Washington, is awarded to service members who are killed or wounded while engaging in enemy action or

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