NEW YORK — A U.S.-based organization that returns lost Purple Heart medals and other military decorations is presenting a Purple Heart to relatives of an Irish soldier killed in France while fighting for America during World War I.Zachariah Fike, founder of Vermont-based Purple Hearts Reunited, says the medal will be presented to relatives of Pvt. Michael Walsh during a ceremony Friday at Glasnevin Cemetery in Dublin, Ireland. Walsh was serving in the Army’s 29th Division when he was killed in action on Oct. 24, 1918. Walsh was eligible for a posthumous Purple Heart and other medals. Fike helped arrange for the medals to be presented to Walsh’s family in Ireland.

Source: National Post November 16, 2018 13:18 UTC