Rocky Bleier
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Robert Patrick "Rocky" Bleier is an American former professional football player and a veteran of the United States Army. He played as a running back in the National Football League for the Pittsburgh
Bleier in 2017
Bleier's military service is commemorated in the Pentagon's Wounded Warrior corridor
President Jimmy Carter and Bleier following the Steelers' Super Bowl XIV victory
Bleier signs an autograph at the North Dakota National Guard's 2009 Safety Conference in Bismarck.
Purple Heart
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The Purple Heart is a United States military decoration awarded in the name of the president to those wounded or killed while serving on or after 5 April 1917, with the U.S. military. With its forerun
Rocky Bleier
…exploded, sending shrapnel into his lower right leg. His right foot was severely damaged in the blast as well. He was later awarded the Bronze Star and Purple Heart. While he was recovering in a hospital in Tokyo, doctors told him he should not expect to ever play football again. Soon after, he received a postcard…
Sign on Interstate 35 designating the Purple Heart Trail.
Purple Heart Memorial, Westland, Michigan
Admiral Mike Mullen reads the citations for seven soldiers receiving Purple Hearts for wounds sustained in Afghanistan
A soldier is awarded the Purple Heart during a ceremony on Coleman Barracks