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Wow. This is unconscionable.
Rob Dickerson, Army Veteran, Forced To Pay $21 C.O.D. For Purple Heart Medal
War comes with an incalculable human cost. And apparently a shipping fee of about $21.
Retired Sgt. Major Rob Dickerson says that's the price he was forced to pay when his Purple Heart -- the medal issued to soldiers wounded in action -- arrived at his door, C.O.D.
Instead of being awarded the military honor in a formal ceremony, the vet with 29 years in the service was handed his award, and a shipping invoice, by a FedEx deliveryman outside his Sioux Falls, S.D., home.
"Leaders need to pay attention and take care of soldiers," Dickerson told The Huffington Post. "This is a gross injustice.
Rob Dickerson, Army Veteran, Forced To Pay $21 C.O.D. For Purple Heart Medal