A Purple Heart was donated — can you help find its owner?

Sometimes things are donated because they've lost their value. Sometimes, they're donated because their value isn't understood.

By Tessa Robinson

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Sometimes things are donated because they’ve lost their value. Sometimes, they’re donated because their value isn’t understood.

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Tessa Robinson

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Tessa Robinson served as Editor in Chief for We Are The Mighty from January 2020 – May 2025. She spent over a decade with the federal government working in emergency management before reinventing herself as a writer courtesy of military life. Prior to coming to WATM, Robinson served as Managing Editor for Spouse and Family at Military.com and Branded Content at Task and Purpose. She’s the author of the New York Times Deployment Diary and founder of Humans on the Homefront. Robinson served on the Board of Advisors of the Military Family Advisory Network, and has worked with countless military nonprofits and VSOs to better support our military community.

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