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    Purple Heart
    Purple Heart
    Purple Heart
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    Purple Heart

    By Mario V. Farina

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    The Purple Heart is a combat decoration. It is awarded to those who have been wounded in the Service of United States Armed Forces. One who earns a Purple Heart does not typically give it away except to family. One who has not earned a Purple Heart normally does accept one as a gift. There is more in this book about the Purple Heart.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMario V. Farina
    Release dateAug 3, 2016
    ISBN9781370204465
    Purple Heart
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    Mario V. Farina

    Mario V Farina has worked all his life, from age 18 to 90. He worked for the American Locomotive Company, served in the U. S. Army during WWII, was employed at General Electric. He taught computers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. After leaving his position with RPI, he became employed with the State Labor Department of New York. He’s a car buff, a pun creator, and a computer enthusiast. He wrote textbooks for the programming languages COBOL and FORTRAN and wrote a book of puns and short stories called, “A Little Light Reading,” as well as over 20 other books. Several of his books were translated into other languages. This is his first foray into the world of digital publishing, with the help of his computer tutor (william.rl.dickie@gmail.com).

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