For almost a decade, a group of veterans has been traveling North Carolina to honor men and women who have spilled blood, lost limbs and have been otherwise injured for their country.
The group, the Purple Heart Foundation of North Carolina, has hosted dinners in Asheville, Charlotte, Goldsboro, New Bern, Wake Forest, Winston-Salem and Wilmington.
"Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty."
President John F. Kennedy
"I don’t have to tell you how fragile this precious gift of freedom is. Every time we hear, watch, or read the news, we are reminded that liberty is a rare commodity in this world."
President Ronald Reagan
"And they who for their country die shall fill an honored grave, for glory lights the soldier’s tomb, and beauty weeps the brave."
Joseph Rodman Drake
