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McMorris Rodgers presents Purple Heart to Korean War Veteran from Usk

Usk, Wash.–Eastern Washington Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05) presented 94-year-old U.S. Army veteran, Corporal Donald Donner, with the Purple Heart in recognition of the wounds he sustained while courageously fighting in the Korean War at a ceremony here June 20.

Cpl. Donner enlisted in the Army in 1948 and was originally stationed in Japan as a radio operator. In 1950, his infantry...