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Illinois Treasurer Returns WWII Veteran’s Purple Heart to Family Ahead of St. Patrick’s Day

Silence DoGood - March 13, 2026

Reilly’s Purple Heart resurfaced decades later when it was discovered in a bank safe deposit box that was turned over to the Illinois State Treasurer’s Office in 2018 after it was deemed abandoned. #purpleheart

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