The National Purple Heart Hall of Honor to receive a $10 million
expansion and facelift
NEW WINDSOR – The state is kicking in $10 million to upgrade the
National Purple Heart Hall of Honor in New Windsor.
The Purple Heart medal is awarded to those who have been killed or wounded
by enemy action.
The funding will pay for a new wing with enhanced and interactive exhibits
and galleries, improved pedestrian circulation throughout the building,
public gathering space, increased programming, a redesigned entrance,
improved accessibility, native landscaping, more parking and walkway improvements.
Hall of Honor is the first in the nation dedicated to commemorating the
sacrifices of the estimated 1.8 million recipients of this award.”
The Purple Heart Hall is located on the same ground were both during
the final months of the American Revolutionary War and in 1932 when he
first Purple Heart medals were awarded to 137 local World War I votes.
State Senator William Larkin (R-C, Cornwall-on-Hudson), a retired lieutenant
colonel in the US Army, was one of the leaders in establishing the hall
some 20 years ago.
“Our mission at that time was to provide a place of solace and reflection
for America’s Purple Heart recipient and Gold Star families,”
he said. “With this new expansion we will build on our current foundation
and continue to appropriately honor those veterans who sacrificed so much
for our country, as well as their families.”
