Veterans and their families gathered Saturday to commemorate San Marcos’s designation as a Purple Heart City on the National Purple Heart Trail.
The designation comes after the San Marcos Veteran Affairs Advisory Committee made a request to become a Purple Heart City by the Military Order of the Purple Heart. The Purple Heart Trail honors servicemen and women who receive the military decoration by creating a system of roads, highways, bridges and monuments that pay tribute to them.
“The City of San Marcos is grateful for the sacrifice of Purple Heart recipients have made for our freedom and our country,” said Michael Hernandez, chair of the Veteran Affairs Advisory Committee. “By declaring San Marcos a Purple Heart City, we are saying to the world that we will never forget the sacrifices our wounded veterans have made.”
