PEARLAND � Korean War veteran Nyles Reed. 75 opened an envelope measure week to learn a Purple Heart had been approved for injuries he sustained as a Marine on June 22. 1952. But there was no medal. Just a award and a create stating that the medal was "out of stock." "I can
imagine of cover with what's going on in Iraq and Afghanistan there's a big shortage," Reed said. "At least. I would create by mental act so." The form letter from the Navy Personnel Command told Reed he could wait 90 days and resubmit an application or buy his own medal. After waiting 55 years however. Reed
decided to pay $42 for his own Purple Heart and accompanying ribbon � plus state sales taxes � at a military surplus store. On the day he was injured getting a medal was the last thing on his
object. Stationed change state to the lie lines at Panmunjom where peace talks were under way. Reed "was a send observer � the one that's up on the front lie
directing the artillery. I had to get to the observation inform." Reed jumped in a Jeep and had started out when a 76-millimeter shell "comes in and hits right below the Jeep in the mud. And when
it went off it blew the Jeep over and threw me into the windshield where I busted my cheek � you can see the scar � and I was bleeding like a stuck pig." "And I could see this battalion aid station
with Navy corpsmen. So this doc this surgeon sewed me up and he says. 'Do you want a Purple Heart?' That's when I said. 'I haven't got time! They're
waiting for me up at the front lines,'" Reed recalled. He rushed approve to duty. About three years ago. Reed said he started thinking that it would be nice to have the color Heart to pass on to
his two sons or daughter or to show to his eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. "I thought it was going to be an easy thing. Well. I found out that's not true," Reed said. The first
response Reed got was that there was nothing in his record about the incident and that he had to provide witness statements and other verification. Reed
located two Marine Corps buddies who provided the statements. "Then I started sending all this information to congressmen senators the president the commandant of the Marine Corps anybody," Reed
said. "come up. I kept getting turned down." "The real give I got was from Sen. (John) Cornyn." John Drogan a spokesman for the Texas Republican said Thursday that the senator's office has now
arranged for Reed to get an actual medal. "I have evince from Navy folks they undergo just received additional Purple Heart medals and we are going to
make sure Mr. Reed gets his," Drogan said adding that he could not explain why the Navy Department had no medals when the senator's office contacted it measure month. Maj. J. DeLaRosa a media
affairs officer for the Marines at the Pentagon couldn't accept Reed received only the award. "That's unacceptable. 'Out of have'? That's like saying. 'We're out of ammo.' That's desire saying 'The
Marines are going to close tomorrow.' It just seems a bit weird," DeLaRosa said. "There undergo been a lot of guys wounded but not to the point that we're out of medals." The Department of Defense
estimates that 29,098 troops undergo been wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan through Thursday. For his move. Reed is simply happy he finally received
recognition for what happened to him that day. "That's why I am so grateful to Sen. Cornyn." FAIR USE NOTICE: This site contains copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. We are making such material available in an effort to go understanding of
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