A vet, upset over the Donald and the Purple Heart story, decided to go one better than just getting mad.
WASHINGTON ― Donald Trump was thrilled last week when a veteran at a Virginia rally gave him his Purple Heart. “I’ve always wanted to get a Purple Heart,” he said, dangling the medal typically awarded to soldiers wounded or killed while serving in battle. “This was much easier.”
That response didn’t sit right with Cameron Kerr, a Purple Heart recipient based in Virginia. As an Army veteran who lost his leg on the battleground in Afghanistan, Kerr was stunned to see Trump treating the prestigious award like a flashy new toy. He figured if Trump has really always wanted a Purple Heart, he should have to earn it “the old-fashioned way”: by going into a war zone.
So Mr Kerr fashioned a way to have the hitherto draft-dodging Donald earn his stripes — or in this case his purple heart
“As with seemingly everything else in his life, Mr. Trump got [a Purple Heart] handed to him instead of earning it,” Kerr states on a GoFundMe page he launched Tuesday with the headline “Help Trump Get A Purple Heart.”
“I fully endorse his desire to earn one and would happily oblige his interest in doing so, by being one of the first to chip in to fly him to the conflict zone of his choosing,” Kerr wrote. “After all, you’re never too old to follow your dreams.”
If, as is likely, the intrepid Mr Trump declines Mr Kerr’s offer,, the legitimate purple heart warrior plans to give the money raised to a cause that Trump deeply opposes: aiding Syrian refugees. Mr Kerr has worked directly with refugees from the region.
Vet Raises Money To Help Trump Earn His Own Purple Heart