Purple Hearts conferred on soldiers attacked at LR recruiting stationPurple Hearts conferred on soldiers attacked at LR recruiting station
Washington, DC,
August 26, 2015
One soldier who was killed and a second who was injured in a shooting outside of a recruiting station in Little Rock in 2009 were awarded Purple Hearts on Wednesday at a ceremony at the Arkansas Capitol. Daris Long, the father of Pvt. William Andrew "Andy" Long, accepted the honor on behalf of his son, who was killed in the June 1, 2009, shooting at the Little Rock Army-Navy Career Center on Rodney Parham Road. Pvt. Quinton Ezeagwula, who was injured in the attack, accepted his Purple Heart in person during the ceremony, which was attended by Arkansas Sens. John Boozman and Tom Cotton, U.S. Rep. French Hill and Gov. Asa Hutchinson, among others. Army Major Gen. Jeffrey Snow, who pinned the Purple Hearts on Ezeagwula and Daris Long, called the shootings a "tragic attack" for which the two recipients deserve the award. "They were specifically targeted for their devotion to our country and defending our way of life," he said.... Click here to read more. |
