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6 Purple Hearts Are Unclaimed In Massachusetts. The State Needs Help Finding The Heroes' Families.
The state is hoping to get the medals back to the families of those who were honored with them.
August 18, 2025 / 8:28 AM EDT
There are six unclaimed Purple Hearts at the Massachusetts Treasurer's office. The state is hoping to get the medals back to the families of those who were honored with them.
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The Purple Heart is the oldest military award in the United States. It is so treasured, many are kept in family safe deposit boxes. In Massachusetts, after eight years, unclaimed boxes at banks are turned over to the Unclaimed Property Division of the state treasury.
For two employees there, reuniting the six medals with the veterans' families has become a patriotic mission.
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Six unclaimed Purple Hearts at the Massachusetts Treasury office in Boston/CBS Boston
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