Tucson Purple Heart recipients work to support others this Veterans Day

ALREADY BEGUN TO HONOR THEBRAVE MEN AND WOMEN WHO FOUGHTFOR OUR COUNTRY.

NINE ON YOURSIDE'S MEGAN MEIER SHARES HOWONE LOCAGRL OUP OF VETS AREPAYING IT FORWARD.MEGAN MEIER/KGUN NINE ON YOURSIDE - "DOZENS OF AMEICRANFLAGS HAVE BEEN LAID OUT HEREAT THE VETERANS CEMETERY INMARANA TO HONOR THE MEN ANDWOMEN WHO MADE THE ULTIMATESACRIFICE." MIKE DYRE/MILITARYORDER OF THE PURPLE HEARTCHAPTER 442 COMMANDER - "WEDECIDED, WE'D BEEN RAISINGMONEY FOR LIVE VETERANS, WHYDON'T WE DO SOMETHING TO HONORTHE VETERANS THAT HAVE DIED?"THIS GROUP OF VETERANSDECORATED THE ARIZONA VETERANSCEMETERY IN MARANA WITH RED,WHITE AND BLUE, WEDNESDAY.EACH OF THEM EARNED A PURPLEHEART FOR THE TIME THEYSERVED.

MIKE DYRE/MILITARYORDER OF THE PURPLE HEARTCHAPTER 442 COMMANDER - "WEWANT PEOPLE TO KNOW THAT WEHONOR ALL VETERANS, NOT JUSTPURPLE HEART RECIPIENTS."(NATS) THIS LOCAL CHAPTER OFTHE MILITARY ORDER OF THEPURPLE HEART RAISES MONEY TOHELP VETERANS WHO ARESTRUGGLING ... AND ADVOCATESFOR THEM YEAR-ROUND.

MIKEDYRE/MILITARY ORDER OF THEPURPLE HEART CHAPTE44R 2COMMANDER - "WE'VE RAISED OVER$600,000 TO PAY FOR PROBLEMSTHAT VETERANS IN THIS AREA AREHAVING.

WE'VE HELPED OUT A LOTOF VETERANS WITH MONEY ANDWE'RE CONTINUING TO DO SOTHAT'S OUR GOAL." COMMANDER,MIKE DYRE, SAYS THE PANDEMICHAS MADE IT DIFFICULT TOCONNECT WITH VETERANS IN NEED... BUT KNOWS MANY ARE OUTTHERE ... POSSIBLY NOW, MORETHAN EVER.

MIKE DYRE/MILITARYORDER OF THE PURPLE HEARTCHAPTER 442 COMMANDER -"PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING TO BEEVICTED, CAR TROUBLE, WOMENWITH KIDS THAT CAN'T GET AJOB." (NATS) THE APCHTERUNVEILED THIS NEW MONUMENT ...A REMINDER TO ALL THOSE WHOHAVE SERVED ... THAT THEY HAVESUPPORT IN SOUTHERN ARIZONA.DAVID BERTAGNOLI/MILITARYORDER OF THE PURPLE HEARTCHAPTER 442 SENIOR VICECOMMANDER - "I WANT TO THANKTHE PEOPLE OF TUCSON ANDSOUTHERN ARIZONA FOR THEIRSUPPORT.

WHENEVER I'M WEARINGSOMETHING THAT SAY 'VETERAN',I CONSTANTLY GET THANKED FORMY SERVICE.

THAT MEANS A LOT."A LOCAL PURPLE HEART RECIPIENT