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Norris to commemorate new Purple Heart Trail at Dyersburg Air Base Homecoming NASHVILLE --- Senator Mark Norris (R-Collierville) will commemorate the completion of the “Purple Heart Trail” highway project during the Veterans’ Museum Twenty Year Homecoming at the historic Dyersburg Army Air Base this Saturday. “The Purple Heart Trail acknowledges the service and sacrifice of our Veterans,” Norris said. “We owe a tremendous debt to these individuals and this project is another recognition of their contribution to our country.” The Purple Heart is awarded to members of the Armed Forces of the United States who are wounded by an instrument of war in the hands of an enemy, and posthumously to the next of kin in the name of those killed in action. Purple Hearts have been awarded for action since World War II. Norris sponsored the original legislation designating Highway 51 as the “Purple Heart Trail,” as well as several other highways elsewhere in Tennessee. West Tennessee’s designated route runs along Highway 51 from Millington north through Dyersburg. The area also serves as home to two separate Veterans’ museums along Highway 51, one in Tipton County and the other in Halls, which is operated by the Dyersburg Army Air Base Memorial Association. Norris will address at the Veterans’ Museum Twenty Year Homecoming this Saturday. The event begins at 10:30 a.m. and features the B-17 Liberty Belle and USO Entertainment as well as food, music and vendors. For additional event information, call the Veterans’ Museum in Halls at 731-836-7400. |
