Brotherhood of the Purple Heart

Two Army soldiers from Aurora share the emotional stories of how they received their Purple Hearts

Army infantry veterans Marlin Seeman, left, and David McKimmey talked for more than 90 minutes about their experiences of being wounded in conflicts in Vietnam and Iraq almost exactly 40 years apart.
Army infantry veterans Marlin Seeman, left, and David McKimmey talked for more than 90 minutes about their experiences of being wounded in conflicts in Vietnam and Iraq almost exactly 40 years apart.

Outwardly, the two U.S. Army infantry veterans are vastly different. They come from different generations, different backgrounds and served in conflicts separated by many miles and 40 years of time. However, when Purple Heart recipients Marlin Seeman and David McKimmey were put into a room last week and asked to tell the circumstances surrounding their wounding, those differences melted away and t…