#Black World War II vet awarded Purple Heart after being overlooked due to race
“#Black World War II vet awarded Purple Heart after being overlooked due to race” A 99-year-old black World War II vet was finally awarded a Purple Heart in Brooklyn Friday — more than seven decades after he was “overlooked” because of racial inequalities, Army officials said Friday. At the tear-jerking ceremony, former private Ozzie Fletcher, of…