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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A World War II veteran’s lost Purple Heart has been reunited with his nephew. Purple Hearts United, a non-profit group dedicated to returning medals of valor to veterans and their families, presented the medal Saturday to Cpl. Edward J. Ryan’s nephew, Kirt. Ryan was killed on March 27, 1945, in the Netherlands when an artillery shell hit …

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