WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen issued the following press release:
A Few Weeks Ago, Senator Rosen Secured A Purple Heart For A Vietnam War Veteran In Northern Nevada
LAS VEGAS, NV - Ahead of National Purple Heart Day, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) awarded retired Sergeant First Class (SFC) Thomas Koehler with the Purple Heart medal during a ceremony in her Las Vegas Office. Senator Rosen secured the medal for Koehler for combat-related line-of-duty injuries sustained in Iraq in 2005. In 2016, he was medically retired from the Army and continued his dedication to the local military and veteran community as a Veteran Service Officer for the Nevada Department of Veteran Services.
"Sergeant First Class Thomas Koehler bravely served...