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Robert Hyle, of Mifflinburg, talks about receiving his purple heart during a Memorial Day service in New Berlin.
Seth Hoover/The Daily Item /


Robert Hyle, of Mifflinburg, talks about receiving his purple heart during a Memorial Day service in New Berlin.
Seth Hoover/The Daily Item /


Robert Hyle, of Mifflinburg, talks about receiving his purple heart during a Memorial Day service in New Berlin.
Seth Hoover/The Daily Item /


Robert Hyle, of Mifflinburg, talks about receiving his Purple Heart during a Memorial Day service. Hyle was wounded at the Battle of the Bulge.
Seth Hoover/The Daily Item /



Seth Hoover/The Daily Item /


Robert Hyle waited 64 years for Purple Heart

By Damian Gessel
The Daily Item

As it turns out, he could.

"It was very emotional when they gave it to him," Olive said.

"His family was crowding around, it was touching. After all these years to see one of our World War II veterans honored, it was a great moment."

It's all still sinking in for Hyle, who wondered Wednesday how far his good luck would take him.

"Last weekend, I was the best man at my granddaughter's wedding. This weekend I got the Purple Heart," he said. "What's next?"

n E-mail comments to dgessel@dailyitem.com.



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