Jim Ballinger A/6-31 has always remember his friend Larry E. Bailey. A few months back he became involved in a discussion thread of Hackworth's book "Steel My Solider's Heart" and the action that took Bailey's life. David Pruitt, told Jim that he had Bailey's Purple Heart. He had purchased it back in 1999 purchasing it at a militaria show in the Cincinnati area. Jim purchased the Purple Heart from David.
