Phil Sacks, a purple heart recipient, prepares to throw out the ceremonial first pitch during the Seattle Mariners’ Purple Heart Night at Safeco Field, Seattle, Aug. 10, 2015. Sacks served as a private first class in the Army during the Korea War, where he was awarded the Purple Heart for being wounded by artillery rounds at the Battle of Heartbreak Ridge in 1951. “I wasn’t anxious to go into battle but it was my job so I did it,” said Sacks. “I assumed my government knew what it was doing when fighting the North Koreans and I accepted that.” ( Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Andrew Porch, 28

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Phil Sacks, a purple heart recipient, prepares to throw out the ceremonial first pitch during the Seattle Mariners’ Purple Heart Night at Safeco Field, Seattle, Aug. 10, 2015. Sacks served as a private first class in the Army during the Korea War, where he was awarded the Purple Heart for being wounded by artillery rounds at the Battle of Heartbreak Ridge in 1951. “I wasn’t anxious to go into battle but it was my job so I did it,” said Sacks. “I assumed my government knew what it was doing when fighting the North Koreans and I accepted that.” ( Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Andrew Porch, 28th Public Affairs Detachment)

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