"I got my Purple Heart back after 38 years," Albritton told the outlet, calling the reunion a miracle. "You have to shed blood for your country to receive a Purple Heart and I've shed my share of ...

And I fell in love with it. I fell in love with the ... the three men killed in the 2010 attack. “The Purple Heart is not an award you want; it’s not an award you chase," he said.