page_title: Purple Hearts Reunited
section_title: Recognition
hierarchical_section_title: Purple Hearts Reunited / Recognition
caption_attribution_description: English: Zachariah Fike, founder of Purple Hearts Reunited
context_page_description: Purple Hearts Reunited is a Vermont-based 501 organization. Founded in 2012, its purpose is to return Purple Hearts and other military awards that have become separated from the original recipients or their descendants. In circumstances where the original recipient has died and no descendants can be located, Purple Hearts Reunited arranges to donate awards to suitable organizations, including museums.
context_section_description: In 2016, Fike's efforts with Purple Hearts Reunited led to his selection as the Military Times Soldier of the Year.
caption: Zachariah Fike, founder of Purple Hearts Reunited
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