purple heart

From the looks of the pictures, it's incredible that they survived.

He lost it almost 70 years ago, and on Monday, finally received his replacement.

One Michigan pawn shop owner still can't believe he bought a Purple Heart from a soldier who earned the medal in Afghanistan last year. The owner of A-Z Outlet in Holland says the soldier was on leave and needed some extra money for the holidays, so he sold one of his two Purple Hearts, according to Fox 17.