Goodwill stores offer many one-of-a-kind items, but on March 12, Laura
and Jake Hardy found an heirloom that for one family — over a thousand
miles away — seemed to have been lost forever.
Laura Hardy was paying for some green shirts the couple had picked up
for the upcoming St. Patrick's Day celebration at their local Goodwill
store in Mesa, Arizona, while her husband browsed the jewelry case.
"He brought me over a Purple Heart medal," Laura Hardy told TODAY.com.
"'Look at this,' he said to me. It was heavier than I expected and I
turned it over and on the back, engraved was the name Eual Whiteman."
Hardy bought the Purple Heart medal for $4.99 and brought it home, but
soon she was on a mission to find the owner of the prestigious
decoration, awarded to those wounded or killed while serving in the U.S.
military.
Laura Hardy
Laura Hardy's receipt for the Purple Heart medal
She took to social media that same day and posted on her Facebook
page, "Looking for the family of Eual H. Whiteman. Deceased in nineteen
ninety-one. What a shame to find it at Goodwill for $4.99"
Hardy couldn't believe the response. "I hardly use Facebook except to
connect with friends and family," she said. The post has now been shared
more than 100,000 times.souece todays news
Laura Hardy
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